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  SPAC Aids NAACP Youth in Local and Southern Problem

  Article from The Swarthmore Phoenix published on November 3, 1961 reporting on an event for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) on Swarthmore's campus, hosted by the Swarthmore Political Action Club (SPAC). The purposes of the event are disclosed, including efforts to fundraise and build community between the local white and Black populations. Extensions of these efforts are also reported on, including Swarthmore students attending meetings for the Youth branch of the Chester NAACP and developments in the town of Swarthmore for residents to be involved in local and national civil rights efforts.

  Tags 1961, Carl Wittman, Chester NAACP, Chester NAACP Youth Council, Civil rights movement, Congress of Racial Equality, George Raymond, Margaret Neisser, Swarthmore PA, Swarthmore Political Action Club
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  SPAC Meets to Set Action

  Article from The Swarthmore Phoenix published on October 10, 1961 reporting on the results of a Swarthmore Political Action Club (SPAC) meeting held for the purpose of establishing the upcoming year's strategy and election of officers. Professor Monroe C. Beardsley's comments at the meeting are disclosed, including his advice for the student group in their efforts to play a role in the advancement of civil liberties. Both local and national issues relating to civil rights and possible efforts to address them are discussed.

  Tags 1961, Chicago IL, Civil rights movement, Education, John F. Kennedy, Monroe C. Beardsley, National Defense Education Act program, Philadelphia PA, Racial discrimination, Student Council, Swarthmore Political Action Club, World Youth Festival