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Screenshot of Haverford Mock Trial's racial justice post first slide standing in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Tweet by Erica Fenton on November 1, 2020 affirming that "Black Lives Matter, including those beyond the boundaries of the campus." The tweet was retweeted by the @disrupthc account on November 4, 2020.

Article published in the Haverford Clerk describing Haverford students' reaction to Wendy Raymond and Joyce Bylander's October 28, 2020 email regarding the killing of Walter Wallace Jr. and the actions students took that evening. The article describes ths students' protest on Founders Green and their march across campus and off campus into Ardmore, Pennyslvania.

Revised demands issued by student strike organizers on November 5, 2020. The revised demands incorporate Haverford President Wendy Raymond's response to to initial demands and note where demands and timelines have not been met. A link to these demands was included in the November 9, 2020 message from student strike organizers to President Raymond and the Haverford "community."

Open letter originally sent as an email from Haverford political science students to faculty in the Department of Political Science. The letter asks for faculty to engage in concrete actions to support the strike. The letter concludes with the signatures of 49 students.

Letter sent by student strike organizers to the Haverford College Board of Managers on November 2, 2020. The letter includes links to the HC 2020 Strike Statement & Demands, the June 2020 open letter from Black Students Refusing Further Inaction (BSRFI), and a timeline of events leading up to the strike. This document was kept on the public student strike Google Drive.

Letter sent by student strike organizers to first-generation/low-income students and students of color at other predominantly white institutions. The letter asks these students to share the document with "your friends, families, and all of your on-campus affinity groups, specifically your Black Student led organizations, and to support their local Black Lives Matter chapters. The letter includes links to Wendy Raymond and Joyce Bylander's October 28 email, the HC Strike 2020 Statement, the hc_strike Instagram account, the BiCo Mutual aid fund, and the public student strike Google Drive. This document was kept on the public student strike Google Drive. A link to this letter was also included in the daily strike update for November 4, 2020.

Poster with text reading "Do More, Do Better." The poster was likely made by student strike participants at VCAM.

Message sent by strike organizers to those interested in supporting the strike. The message outlines four areas where people can lend support: continuing to rally faculty support; applying pressure to the Board of Managers; publicizing the strike on social media, including a tweet campaign directed at Dr. Ibram X. Kendi; and holding friends accountable. The document includes templates and images for participants to use when doing outreach via email and social media. The document was likely added to over the course of the strike. It contains links to the hc_strike Instagram account and Dr. Kendi's website, and links to the HC Strike Updates document and a letter to first-generation/low-income students and students of color at other predominantly white institutions written on October 30, 2020. This document was kept on the public student strike Google Drive. A link to this document was also included in the daily strike update for November 3, 2020.

A letter in response to the open letter circulated by Black Students Refusing Further Inaction (BSRFI) during Summer 2020 acknowledging the failings of the Rainbow Fords, the need to address and support marginalized members within the LGBTQ community, and steps going forward to better support those community members.