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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 -
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. -
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. -
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 -
Penny Patch
Oral History created as part of the Swarthmore Libraries project Swarthmore Student Activism: Civil Rights, 1960 – 1966. Penny Patch, being interviewed by Stefanie Ramsay, Roberto Vargas, and Eleanor Naiman. 1-part audio with transcription, length 74:07.