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200 Negro and White Students Participate in Nashville Demonstrations
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on December 4, 1962 covering the organization of a civil rights demonstration in Nashville, Tennessee by Black and white students who were participants at a conference on behalf of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. The demonstration brought attention to institutions who discriminated against Black people, including the Nashville YMCA, a couple of cafeterias, and four restaurants. The article mentions that none of the aforementioned institutions fulfilled the demands of the demonstrators. Also mentioned is the presence of a crowd gathered to watch the demonstration, as well as the Nashville police. -
SNCC Expand Direct Action
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix, published on November 30, 1962, reports about the three day conference in Nashville, Tennessee with over 200 members of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Members provide reports about their voter registration projects, particularly in the areas of southwest Georgia and the delta area of Mississippi.
They discuss recent injunctions issued against civil rights actions that harass the movement and deliberate over whether they should violate the injunction or not; most are in favor of violation, comparing the injunctions to other unjust laws. SNCC staff Bob Zellner advocates for policy regarding "subversives" and the acceptance of aid and support from those regardless of political affiliation. This issue, along with that regarding the injunctions, is set to be discussed at the next SNCC executive meeting.
Comments by Reverend Slater King from Albany, Georgia are disclosed including his goals of the civil rights movement. At the end of the conference, the closing address by executive director Charles McDew is reported to have emphasized the civil right's movement ultimate concern with justice, freedom, and equality-- not just integration. -
Civil Rights Sellout
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on October 23, 1962 arguing that President John F. Kennedy has fallen short of his campaign promises, especially as it pertains to the civil rights movement and the Black community. The author highlights areas that President Kennedy had failed to adequately address political inequality: education, voting, housing, employment, law enforcement, and poll tax legislation. -
Socialist Thomas Will Seek $ to Support SNCC and CORE
Article from the Swarthmore PhoenixTags 1962, Bail fund, Civil rights movement, Club funding, Congress of Racial Equality, Eleanor Roosevelt, Gail Malmgreen, Law enforcement, Marion OH, Nonviolence, Princeton University, Socialism, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Swarthmore College, Thomas Norman, Young People's Socialist League -
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 -
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.