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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. -
Liberals Split: Plan Sit-Ins
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on September 28, 1962 reporting on a debate among liberal students on campus containing a section on planning sit-ins. The section mentions the Swarthmore Political Action Club (SPAC) and their plans to continue sit-ins and other actions to promote integration, as well as employment discrimination on campus. The Chester Tutorial Project is also mentioned.Tags 1962, Campus debate, Chester PA, Chester Tutorial project, Education, Employment discrimination, Integration, Mike Manove, Norman Thomas, Paul Booth, Racial discrimination, Sit-in demonstrations, Student Peace Union, Students for a Democratic Society, Students for Disarmament, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore Political Action Club, Tutoring -
Local Groups Continue Sit-Ins Negotiations on Eastern Shore
Article from The Swarthmore Phoenix published on February 16, 1962 sharing updates on the sit-in demonstrations for desegregation on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, with a focus on those in Chestertown involving Swarthmore Students. The developments of the demonstrations are shared, including the local groups involved in leading them, as well as student groups who joined the actions.