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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 -
Liberals Split: Plan Sit-Ins
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on September 28, 1962 reporting on a debate among liberal students on campus containing a section on planning sit-ins. The section mentions the Swarthmore Political Action Club (SPAC) and their plans to continue sit-ins and other actions to promote integration, as well as employment discrimination on campus. The Chester Tutorial Project is also mentioned.Tags 1962, Campus debate, Chester PA, Chester Tutorial project, Education, Employment discrimination, Integration, Mike Manove, Norman Thomas, Paul Booth, Racial discrimination, Sit-in demonstrations, Student Peace Union, Students for a Democratic Society, Students for Disarmament, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore Political Action Club, Tutoring -
Marshals in Mississippi
Article from The Swarthmore Phoenix published on September 25, 1962 announcing that U.S. federal marshals would be deployed to enforce public school integration in order to protect civil rights. This news is shared in relation to James Meredith being escorted onto the campus of Ole Miss in order to protect any violation of his civil rights as he became the first Black student on its campus. The article discusses this shift in U.S. federal law and enforcement away from protecting segregation and toward enforcing integration.
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Violence Disrupts Southern Projects
Article from The Swarthmore Phoenix published on September 25, 1962 announcing incidents of violence at sites of voter registration efforts by the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). There are multiple instances of shootings whose details are shared, including the names of those injured, their relation to the voter registration efforts, and their current condition. Toward the end of the article, the field secretary of SNCC comments on the attacks, including the racial politics motivating them.Tags 1962, Charlie Cobb, Howard University, Jack Chatfield, Jackson MS, Law enforcement, Marylene Burks, Prathia Hall, Racial discrimination, Robert Moses, Ruleville MS, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Trinity College, University of Mississippi, Violence, Vivian Hillet, Voter registration -
Roller Rink Integrated
Article from The Swarthmore Phoenix published on September 21, 1962 announcing that a roller skating rink in Chester, PA was ordered to cease its discriminatory practices by the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission. This news is shared as a success following the month-long efforts of the Chester Youth Council of the NAACP and Swarthmore students to desegregate the rink. Details of the trial, including the students involved, as well as the event that led to it, are disclosed. -
Local Groups Continue Sit-Ins Negotiations on Eastern Shore
Article from The Swarthmore Phoenix published on February 16, 1962 sharing updates on the sit-in demonstrations for desegregation on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, with a focus on those in Chestertown involving Swarthmore Students. The developments of the demonstrations are shared, including the local groups involved in leading them, as well as student groups who joined the actions. -
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. -
Gavin Wright Oral History Transcript
Edited oral history transcript of Gavin Wright, interviewed by Melissa Kemp. 1-part audio. -
Gavin Wright
Oral History as part of the Swarthmore Libraries project Swarthmore Student Activism: Civil Rights, 1960 – 1966. Gavin Wright, being interviewed by Melissa Kemp. Audio with transcription, length 1282:12. -
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.