200 Negro and White Students Participate in Nashville Demonstrations

Item

Swarthmore_Phoenix_Students Participate in Nashville.jpeg

Title

200 Negro and White Students Participate in Nashville Demonstrations

Subject

Civil Rights
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Swarthmore College

Description

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.

Publisher

Swarthmore College

Date

12-04-1962

Rights

Creative Commons License
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Format

jpeg

Language

eng

Type

Text

Coverage

Swarthmore (Pa.), Nashville (Tn.)

Original Format

newspaper print

Citation

“200 Negro and White Students Participate in Nashville Demonstrations,” Civil Rights 1960-1966, accessed July 4, 2024, https://ds-exhibits.swarthmore.edu/civil-rights-1960-1966/items/show/51.