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Letter: October 6, 1963
letters written by Louise Bennett during her time at Swarthmore College -
Frank Cochran Oral History Transcript
Edited transcript of oral history recorded 2017-05-18 of Frank Cochran, interviewed by Stephanie Ramsay and Roberto Vargas.Tags 1963, ACLU, American Friends Service Committee, Arrest/Jail, Bail, Baltimore Sun, Beating, Bill Bradford, Cambridge MD, Carl Wittman, Dizzyland Restaurant Sit-In, Ellen Arguimbeau, Fehsenfeld, Frank Cochran, Gloria Richardson, John Bennett, Louis Redding, Louise Bennett, Mary Lyons, Mimi Feingold, NAACP Baltimore, North Carolina, Northern Student Movement, oral history transcript, Port Huron Statement, Quaker, Segregation, Students for a Democratic Society, Swarthmore Political Action Club, Tom Kennedy -
Janet Madden Oral History Transcript
Edited oral history transcript recorded 2017-12-13 of Janet Madden, interviewed by Stephanie Ramsey, Roberto Vargas, and Eleanor Naiman. -
AAUP Adopts Waiting Policy on Univ. of Miss
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on November 2, 1962 reports about the decision by the governing body of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) regarding reaction to the University of Mississippi's segregationist policies. It is reported that the AAUP will wait to respond and extend support until it hears about any actions taken against professors opposing the policy. Concern is focused on professor's safety as well as threats to the freedom of students, faculty, the University, and higher education. The AAUP predicts its possible reactions, including recommending the University's loss of academic accreditation or providing lost wages to professors who take a position on "the Meredith matter." -
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. -
Muslim Tenants Are Pervasive; Want Social Change
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on October 16, 1962 following up on a previous article which "reviewed the basic tenets of the Black Muslims." The Black Muslim movement is framed as a favored replacement of the Christian church, especially in relation to the civil rights movement. In this piece, the major categories of Black Muslim ideology analyzed are religious, economic, political, then concluded by a section on the future. -
NSA Voter Registration Drive
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on October 16, 1962 which reports on the voter registration project in Raleigh, North Carolina sponsored by the National Student Association (NSA). The politics of desegregation and political participation among Black communities for the purposes of enacting change, along with the white population's responses, is discussed. -
AFSC Interns Live, Learn, and Try to Teach In Nashville, Tenn
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on October 12, 1962 reports about the Community Service project in Nashville wherein interns from the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) spent their summers in a southern community working for a community service agency. The politics of desegregation and the state of Nashville in relation to the civil rights movement is discussed. -
Students Tutor in the Chester Area
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on October 2, 1962 announcing the establishment of the Chester Tutorial Project. Richard James from the Chester NAACP Youth Council speaks at the meeting with the Swarthmore students from the Swarthmore Political Action Club (SPAC), the Christian Association (CA), and the Community Service Committee. Reasons for the project's creation, its goals, and plans for its execution are disclosed. The inspiration for the project is attributed to projects carried out in Philadelphia and New York by the Northern Student Movement.Tags 1962, Charlotte Phillips, Chester NAACP Youth Council, Chester PA, Chester Tutorial project, Christian Association, Community Service Committee, Education, New York NY, Northern Student Movement, Philadelphia PA, Richard James, Segregation, Social inequality, Swarthmore PA, Swarthmore Political Action Club, Tutoring -
Students' Harlem Tutorial Project Emphasizes High Scholarship, Negro Heritage and Culture
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on September 28, 1962 featuring the Harlem Educational Project (HEP), as part of a series featuring civil rights projects students on campus are involved in. School desegregation and the inequality of education between Black and white communities is discussed. Students involved in HEP express a need for motivation and cultural pride in order to address disparities in education.