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  Collect $150 to Aid SNCC

  Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on November 9, 1962 reports on a drive for the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) done on election day by Swarthmore students. The fundraising event was for the benefit of SNCC's voter registration campaign in the South, aimed at addressing the suppression of voting rights for Black people. Reactions from the voters are described, and sponsors of the drive and endorsements from politicians are listed.

  Tags 1962, board of managers, Campus Americans for Democratic Action, Election Day, National Student Association, Northern Student Movement, Steven Nathanson, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Students for a Democratic Society, Swarthmore PA, Voter registration
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  SNCC

  Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on November 2, 1962 reports about the upcoming election day demonstration by the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). The sponsors of the demonstration are listed, and plans to spread information and collect donations are disclosed. SNCC expresses a need for funds to continue its voter registration campaign for Black people in the South in efforts to combat the suppression of voting rights, citing a statistic by the U.S. Civil Rights Commission.

  Tags 1962, Civil rights demonstration, Club funding, Election Day, National Student Association, Northern Student Movement, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Students for a Democratic Society, Voter registration, Voting rights