Above, a video on the Black Student Union at the University of Washington.

The Times sends education reporter William Trombley on a tour of college and university campuses to gauge the attitudes of African American students, prompted in part by protests at San Francisco State.

"It used to be you went to a white school to establish the distance
between yourself and the rest of the black community. But most of us
plan to go back to the community, at least for a few years, to see what
we can accomplish and to spur other bright young cats on to good
schools."