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Socialist Urges Collegians Work Against Inequality
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on October 30, 1962 reporting about a speech given by Norman Thomas to Swarthmore students urging them to take action against inequality, including poverty, disease, and war. Thomas praises then non-violent methods of the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and calls upon students to join their efforts. -
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. -
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.