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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. -
Thomas Kennedy Oral History Transcript
Edited oral history transcript transcript 2019-04-04 of Thomas Kennedy by Eleanor Naiman 2-part audio. -
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 -
Eastern Shore Area Civil Rights Target
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on October 2, 1962 which is the second in a series on the Summer 1962 civil rights projects, this one focusing on rural Maryland. Tom Kennedy, a Swarthmore student, discloses his involvement in the Eastern Shore project in Cambridge, Maryland. The article discusses Kennedy's experience, including reflections on the formation of the Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee (CNAC).Tags 1962, Baltimore MD, Boycotts, Cambridge MD, Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee, Chestertown MD, Civil Interest Group of Baltimore, Civil rights movement, Desegregation, Eastern Shore Civil Rights Project, Easton MD, Freedom Riders, Mimi Feingold, Northern Student Movement, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Thomas Kennedy -
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. -
Penny Patch Oral History Transcript
Edited transcript of oral history recorded 2017-12-19 of Penny Patch, interviewed by Stephanie Ramsay, Roberto Vargas, and Eleanor Naiman.Tags Cambridge MD, Charles Sherrod, Charlotte Phillips, Congress for Racial Equality, Council of Federated Organizations, Dorothy Earley, Eastern Shore Civil Rights Project, Georgia, Judy Walenta, Mimi Feingold, Mississippi Summer Project, NAACP Chester, NAACP Youth Council, oral history transcript, Penny Patch, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Students for a Democratic Society, Swarthmore Political Action Club