The Mills House had been named after an early dean of the Massachusetts Agricultural College (the college that evolved into the University of Massachusetts), George Franklin Mills, who had taught literature and Latin for years, and also been the college treasurer.
An incident led to a black student takeover of the dorm in the spring of 1970. After negotiations with university officials, an agreement was made to rename the house "New Africa House". The then newly formed African-American studies department, the W.E.B. Du Bois Department for Afro-American Studies,[1] would relocate its offices there, where (as of 2020) it remains to this day. The house also features the Augusta Savage Art Gallery[2] and the university's Everywoman's Center.[3]
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^W.E.B. Du Bois Department for Afro-American Studies
A history of Afro-American studies at UMass Amherst
This post explains the history of black students at the university, including, importantly, towards the middle of the article, the story of the takeover of the Mills House by black students after a group of white frat brothers chased two black students to the dorm, and threatened to return with a larger group.
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—UMass Amherst Campus Memorials
Mills, George Franklin—UMass Physical Plant
W. E. B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies
January 01, 1970
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