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Alain Jehlen
Oral History as part of the Swarthmore Libraries project Swarthmore Student Activism: Civil Rights, 1960 – 1966. Alain Jehlen, being interviewed by Melissa Kemp. Audio with transcription, length 108:02. -
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. -
AFSC Interns Live, Learn, and Try to Teach In Nashville, Tenn
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on October 12, 1962 reports about the Community Service project in Nashville wherein interns from the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) spent their summers in a southern community working for a community service agency. The politics of desegregation and the state of Nashville in relation to the civil rights movement is discussed. -
Additional Materials for M Lippert's Interview
a collection of letters and other materials related to Margaret Lippert's oral history interview -
AAUP Adopts Waiting Policy on Univ. of Miss
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on November 2, 1962 reports about the decision by the governing body of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) regarding reaction to the University of Mississippi's segregationist policies. It is reported that the AAUP will wait to respond and extend support until it hears about any actions taken against professors opposing the policy. Concern is focused on professor's safety as well as threats to the freedom of students, faculty, the University, and higher education. The AAUP predicts its possible reactions, including recommending the University's loss of academic accreditation or providing lost wages to professors who take a position on "the Meredith matter." -
A series of letters from F Cochran
a series of letter written by Frank Cochran to his family addressing his civil rights activism -
23 Test Public Accommodations on Maryland's Eastern Shore
Article from The Swarthmore Phoenix published on February 9, 1962 reporting on demonstrations aimed at testing racial segregation policies at businesses in Chestertown, Maryland. The article focuses on student involvement in supporting the efforts of freedom riders and reports on what happened at the demonstrations, how the establishments reacted, as well as instances of retaliatory violence against demonstrators. -
200 Negro and White Students Participate in Nashville Demonstrations
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on December 4, 1962 covering the organization of a civil rights demonstration in Nashville, Tennessee by Black and white students who were participants at a conference on behalf of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. The demonstration brought attention to institutions who discriminated against Black people, including the Nashville YMCA, a couple of cafeterias, and four restaurants. The article mentions that none of the aforementioned institutions fulfilled the demands of the demonstrators. Also mentioned is the presence of a crowd gathered to watch the demonstration, as well as the Nashville police.