Browse Items (118 total)

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  Thompson Webb

  Oral History as part of the Swarthmore Libraries project Swarthmore Student Activism: Civil Rights, 1960 – 1966. Thompson Webb, being interviewed by Melissa Kemp. Audio with transcription, length 143:02.

  Tags Civil rights movement, oral history interview, Swarthmore College, Thompson Webb
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  Thomas Kennedy Oral History Transcript

  Edited oral history transcript transcript 2019-04-04 of Thomas Kennedy by Eleanor Naiman 2-part audio.

  Tags Bill Henry, Breyer's Ice Cream Boycott, Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee, Eastern Shore Civil Rights Project, Gloria Richardson, John Lewis, oral history transcript, St. Clair Family, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Swarthmore Political Action Club, Thomas Kennedy
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  Thomas Kennedy

  Oral History created as part of the Swarthmore Libraries project Swarthmore Student Activism: Civil Rights, 1960 – 1966. Thomas Kennedy, being interviewed by Eleanor Naiman 2-part audio with transcription, length 41:02

  Tags Civil rights demonstration, Civil rights movement, oral history interview, Thomas Kennedy
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  Terry Chapin Oral History Transcript

  Edited oral history transcript of Terry Chapin interviewed by Melissa Kemp. 1-part audio.

  Tags oral history transcript, Swarthmore College, Terry Chapin
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  Terry Chapin

  Oral History as part of the Swarthmore Libraries project Swarthmore Student Activism: Civil Rights, 1960 – 1966. Terry Chapin, being interviewed by Melissa Kemp. Audio with transcription, length 121:20.

  Tags Civil rights movement, oral history interview, Swarthmore College, Terry Chapin
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  Summer Projects

  Article from The Swarthmore Phoenix published on May 12, 1964 about the Swarthmore Political Action Club (SPAC) summer projects plans sponsored by Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). Students are described as organizing community projects in Chester, Philadelphia, Newark, Trenton, Louisville, Hazard, and Chicago. Their hopes for the outcome of their projects, as well as their points of interest for both the committee and campus at large is mentioned. Also mentioned is an expressed desire to expand the scope of off-campus concerns outside of the country.

  Tags 1964, Chester PA, Chicago IL, Hazard KY, Louisville KY, Newark NJ, Philadelphia PA, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Students for a Democratic Society, Summer projects, Swarthmore Political Action Club, Trenton NJ
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  Students' Harlem Tutorial Project Emphasizes High Scholarship, Negro Heritage and Culture

  Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on September 28, 1962 featuring the Harlem Educational Project (HEP), as part of a series featuring civil rights projects students on campus are involved in. School desegregation and the inequality of education between Black and white communities is discussed. Students involved in HEP express a need for motivation and cultural pride in order to address disparities in education.

  Tags 1962, Charlotte Phillips, Civil rights movement, Cultural pride, Desegregation, Dick Barrett, Education, Harlem Educational Project, Harlem Tutoring project, Mimi Feingold, New York NY, Philadelphia PA, Racial discrimination, Segregation, Social inequality, Tutoring
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  Students Tutor in the Chester Area

  Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on October 2, 1962 announcing the establishment of the Chester Tutorial Project. Richard James from the Chester NAACP Youth Council speaks at the meeting with the Swarthmore students from the Swarthmore Political Action Club (SPAC), the Christian Association (CA), and the Community Service Committee. Reasons for the project's creation, its goals, and plans for its execution are disclosed. The inspiration for the project is attributed to projects carried out in Philadelphia and New York by the Northern Student Movement.

  Tags 1962, Charlotte Phillips, Chester NAACP Youth Council, Chester PA, Chester Tutorial project, Christian Association, Community Service Committee, Education, New York NY, Northern Student Movement, Philadelphia PA, Richard James, Segregation, Social inequality, Swarthmore PA, Swarthmore Political Action Club, Tutoring
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  Students Favor Demonstrations

  Article from The Swarthmore Phoenix published on April 12, 1964 covering the attendance and arrest of fourteen Swarthmore students at a kneel-in integration demonstration in Cambridge, Maryland, as well as its campus reception. The campus opinions featured include those in favor and opposition to the "kneel-ins," however the article cites a poll of the student body reflecting majority support. The critical comments about the demonstration range from questioning the motives, methods, and projected outcome of the demonstration and those participating. The author observes a lack of awareness amongst the student body, especially regarding current affairs outside of the United States. This is attributed to a lack of information communicated by members of the Swarthmore Political Action Club (SPAC) and the rest of the student body.

  Tags "kneel-ins", 1963, Bob Barr, Cambridge MD, Civil rights demonstration, Eastern Shore Civil Rights Project, Integration, Opinion poll, Swarthmore Political Action Club
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  SPAC Receives Green Card Funds from SC

  Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on October 9, 1962 reporting on a debate over whether Green Card Funds could be given to social-political campus activities. The article announces that the Swarthmore Political Action Club (SPAC) wins financial support from Student Council (S.C.) and that the funds will go toward cooperation with the Chester NAACP Youth Council, along with other civil rights projects. Further news on funding and S.C. developments are also mentioned.

  Tags 1962, Allan Berlind, Chester NAACP Youth Council, Chester Tutorial project, Christian Association, Club funding, Dorothy Earley, Eastern Shore Civil Rights Project, Green Card Funds, Mike Manove, Mimi Feingold, National Student Association, Paul Booth, Student Council, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore Political Action Club, WSRN