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Judy Richardson Oral History Transcript
Edited oral history transcript recorded 2017-12-06 of Judy Richardson, interviewed by Stephanie Ramsey and Eleanor Naiman. 2-part audio.Tags 1968 Democratic Convention, Alabama, Antihierarchy, Atlanta Demonstrations, Blackside, Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee, Carl Wittman, Chester PA, Civil Rights Movement Vet, Eyes on the Prize, Film-making, Freedom Plow Program Swarthmore, Freedom Riders, Georgia, Gloria Richardson, History Channel, Judy Richardson, Local leadership, Mimi Feingold, Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, Nonviolent Action Group, Northern Light Productions, oral history transcript, Penny Patch, Redlining, Reggie Robinson, SNCC Freedom Singers, SNCC North Carolina Campaign, Swarthmore Political Action Club, Tactical Nonviolence, Tarrytown NY, Violence, Wide Area Telephone Service -
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 -
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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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.