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Showing posts from Category: 1960s

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October 28, 2018 March 11, 1961
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Q&A Held with Southern Students about Sit-Ins

March 11, 1961 Q&A Held with Southern Students about Sit-Ins On Saturday, March 11th, an […]

Sarah Arnold
October 10, 2018 March 17, 1961
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Lakshmi N. Menon, leader in India’s women’s rights movement, comes to Smith

March 17, 1961 Lakshmi N. Menon, leader in India’s women’s rights movement, comes to Smith […]

Sarah Arnold
October 10, 2018 April 13, 1961
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Rowe To Study, Travel In Asia

April 13, 1961 Rowe To Study, Travel In Asia Having recently received a Fulbright scholarship […]

Sarah Arnold
October 10, 2018 April 13, 1961
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Students Examine Integration Problem Of Virginia County

April 13, 1961 Students Examine Integration Problem Of Virginia County During spring vacation, Smithies Lynda […]

Sarah Arnold
October 10, 2018 April 13, 1961
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Rhodesian Views African Topics

April 13, 1961 Rhodesian Views African Topics Sophomore Geraldine Bray was a white English student […]

Sarah Arnold
October 28, 2018 April 16, 1961
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Martin Luther King Jr. Comes to Smith

April 16, 1961 Martin Luther King Jr. Comes to Smith On Sunday, April 16th, MLK […]

Sarah Arnold
October 28, 2018 April 25, 1961
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Sophian runs student letter from the University of Texas

April 25, 1961 Sophian runs student letter from the University of Texas On April 25th, […]

Sarah Arnold
October 10, 2018 May 9, 1961
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Sophian reports on new courses in “Non-Western Studies”

May 9, 1961 Sophian reports on new courses in “Non-Western Studies” Announcing some of the […]

Sarah Arnold
October 10, 2018 September 19, 1963
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Sophian column reacts to Birmingham church bombing

September 19, 1963 Sophian column reacts to Birmingham church bombing In a reflection of “blazing” […]

Sarah Arnold
October 28, 2018 September 24, 1963
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Opinions on how to support justice in Birmingham and integration efforts

September 24, 1963 Opinions on how to support justice in Birmingham and integration efforts Reacting […]

Sarah Arnold
October 28, 2018 October 3, 1963
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Integration debate continues in Sophian editorials

October 3, 1963 Integration debate continues in Sophian editorials In a Sophian editorial, a black […]

Sarah Arnold
October 31, 2018 October 15, 1963
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Governor George Wallace announced as a potential speaker at Southern Student Exchange orientation – sites campus wide discussion

October 15, 1963 Governor George Wallace announced as a potential speaker at Southern Student Exchange […]

Sarah Arnold
October 28, 2018 November 6, 1963
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Gov. Wallace speaks, students & faculty stage peaceful protest

November 6, 1963 Gov. Wallace speaks, students & faculty stage peaceful protest On Wednesday night, […]

Sarah Arnold
October 10, 2018 November 21, 1963
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Basis for trip to Cuba post-travel ban questioned

November 21, 1963 Basis for trip to Cuba post-travel ban questioned A Sophian editorial raises […]

Sarah Arnold
October 10, 2018 November 25, 1963
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College holds memorial assembly for John F. Kennedy

November 25, 1963 College holds memorial assembly for John F. Kennedy President Mendhenhall cancelled classes […]

Sarah Arnold
October 10, 2018 December 4, 1963
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Southern Student Exchange organizes civil rights legislation panel

December 4, 1963 Southern Student Exchange organizes civil rights legislation panel The Southern Student Exchange […]

Sarah Arnold
October 12, 2018 February 10, 1964
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Eric Weinberger speaks on civil rights unemployment project

February 10, 1964 Eric Weinberger speaks on civil rights unemployment project Eric Weinberger, member of […]

Sarah Arnold
October 12, 2018 February 13, 1964
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Divisions among Democrats on civil rights

February 13, 1964 Divisions among Democrats on civil rights The Sophian reprinted an article on […]

Sarah Arnold
October 12, 2018 February 27, 1964
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Student interviews musician Josh White, discuss racial equality

February 27, 1964 Student interviews musician Josh White, discuss racial equality In his interview with […]

Sarah Arnold
October 18, 2018 February 27, 1964
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Sophian spotlights civil rights struggles

February 27, 1964 Sophian spotlights civil rights struggles The Sophian reprinted a February 15th article […]

Sarah Arnold
October 12, 2018 September 30, 1964
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Meeting for Springfield tutoring project to support underprivileged students

September 30, 1964 Meeting for Springfield tutoring project to support underprivileged students The Northern Educational […]

Sarah Arnold
October 12, 2018 November 3, 1964
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Young student in Kenya requests financial aid

November 3, 1964 Young student in Kenya requests financial aid The Sophian reprinted a letter […]

Sarah Arnold
October 12, 2018 December 10, 1964
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Lecture series for Southern Student Exchange

December 10, 1964 Lecture series for Southern Student Exchange Amherst professor Hugh Hawkins gave the […]

Sarah Arnold
October 12, 2018 February 12, 1965
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Four Colleges hold civil rights conference, Malcolm X keynotes

February 12-14, 1965 Four Colleges hold civil rights conference, Malcolm X keynotes The Four Colleges […]

Sarah Arnold
October 12, 2018 February 16, 1965
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Ossie Davis suggests “respectful alliance” of civil rights leaders

February 16, 1965 Ossie Davis suggests “respectful alliance” of civil rights leaders In the weekend’s […]

Sarah Arnold

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