Since 1878 is a multi-part series by the 142nd Board of The Exonian. It examines the paper’s coverage of racism at the Academy and, by extension, in the country as a whole. The articles do not provide a complete overview of racist events over the years in question. Additionally, research draws heavily from The Exonian’s archives, which present a biased depiction of racial dynamics at the Academy. Instead, Since 1878 offers a portrait of The Exonian, the Academy and the nation, decade by decade, by highlighting articles published in the paper.
We would like to thank Nikole Hannah-Jones of The New York Times for her 1619 Project, a record of America’s history with slavery and race. Jones’ work is a major inspiration for Since 1878 and The Exonian’s journalistic ambitions. We would also like to thank Head of Archives and Special Collections Magee Lawhorn and her colleagues at the Academy Library for their support on this project. Lastly, we thank Ciatta Baysah ’97, Joshua Bloodworth ’93, Claudia Cruz ’96, Kelvin Green ’17, Judith Hall Howard ’73, Nahla Owens ’21, Thee Smith ’69 and the 53rd Afro-Latinx Exonian Society Board for their assistance, interviews or contributions.
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The following staff contributed to Since 1878, 1878-2000:
Editor-in-Chief
Anne Brandes
Managing Editor
Felix Yeung
Editors
Jeffrey Cui
Noah James
Morgan Lee*
Dennis Kostakoglu-Aydin
Stephen McNulty
Dillon Mims
Daniel Zhang
Historical Consultants
Cameron Frary
Philip Horrigan
Website
Daniel Zhang
with Felix Yeung
Head Designer
Otto Do
Layout
Indrani Basu
Tony Cai
Joy Chi
Maximilian Chuang
Daniel Cui
Avery Lavine
William Lu
Staff Writers
Moksha Akil
Anvi Bhate
Indrani Basu
Ella Brady
David Chen
Otto Do
Jeannie Eom
Leela Gandhi
Lina Huang
Tina Huang
Atishay Jain
Gracie Keyt
Anna Kim
Minseo Kim
Selim Kim
Taraz Lincoln
Emma Liu
Amy Lum
Andrea Luo
Manan Mendiratta
Krish Patel
Maxine Park
Safira Schiowitz
Ellie Ana Sperantsas
Anya Tang
Ellie Wang
Athena Wang
Clark Wu
Audrey Zhang
Gracie Zhang
Hansi Zhu
Advisers
Ellee Dean
Erica Lazure
Chelsea Woodard
*Morgan Lee conducted The Exonian’s interview with Nikole Hannah-Jones.
The following staff contributed to Since 1878, 2000-2020:
Editor-in-Chief
Daniel Zhang
Managing Editor
Lina Huang
Directors of Writing
Moksha Akil
Anya Tang
Director of Design
Otto Do
Editors
Indrani Basu
Anne Brandes
Evan Gonzalez
Tina Huang
Taraz Lincoln
Amy Lum
Andrea Luo
Stephen McNulty
Manan Mendiratta
Maxine Park
Hansi Zhu