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Economic Frustration Plus Dogma Spur Growth of Black Muslims
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on October 12, 1962 sharing information on the history, religious worldview, and politics of Black Islam. The author of the article uses information from C. Eric Lincoln's "The Black Muslims in America," (1961) to write about Black Muslims in order to alleviate some of the misinformation held by students on campus that he had observed. -
Muslim Tenants Are Pervasive; Want Social Change
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on October 16, 1962 following up on a previous article which "reviewed the basic tenets of the Black Muslims." The Black Muslim movement is framed as a favored replacement of the Christian church, especially in relation to the civil rights movement. In this piece, the major categories of Black Muslim ideology analyzed are religious, economic, political, then concluded by a section on the future. -
AFSC Reports on Rhodesia Projects
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on October 3, 1962 reporting on a talk at a Friends Meeting forum by the executive secretary of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Colin Bell. The topic of Bell's talk, based on his month observing AFSC projects in East Africa, was "Quakers and the African Revolution." Discussion is focused on Southern and Northern Rhodesia, or Zimbabwe and the role of Quakers in the country. -
Patch Dellinger Letter from Jail
a letter Evan Patch Dellinger wrote from jail as printed in a newspaper -
Letter and Activist Brochure
A letter from Frank Cochran to his parents and a brochure -
A series of letters from F Cochran
a series of letter written by Frank Cochran to his family addressing his civil rights activism -
Elijah Muhammad Enthralls Crowd; Calls for Race Separation
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on October 9, 1962 reporting on an address by Elijah Muhammed, "self-proclaimed prophet of Allah," given at the Philadelphia Arena. Muhammed criticizes Christianity, appeals to Black Muslim theology, and calls for race separation. Quotes from the address are provided, and the crowd's reaction is described. -
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Leuvenia Boyd letter 2
letter to Tony Loeb from Leuvenia Boyd -
Town Crier clipping 1
news article by Linda Lyons