Education Black Thursday: How A Sunny Day 50 Years Ago Left A Stain On UF History WUFT | By Sarah Breske Published April 15, 2021 at 8:55 AM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Unsuccessful attempts to meet with UF President Stephen O’Connell led to a Black Student Union-led sit-in outside Tigert Hall in 1971. (Photo Courtesy of Kevin Moran and UF Library Digital Exhibits)