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Showing posts from Category: 1960s

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October 28, 2018 February 9, 1967
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California university protests over Gov. Ronald Reagan’s interference

February 9, 1967 California university protests over Gov. Ronald Reagan’s interference Two weeks after assuming […]

Sarah Arnold
October 29, 2018 February 9, 1967
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An early version of Smith’s Black Students’ Alliance

February 9, 1967 An early version of Smith’s Black Students Alliance (Date is for when […]

Sarah Arnold
October 14, 2018 February 15, 1967
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Mississippi civil rights leader warns of “slowdown”

February 15, 1967 Mississippi civil rights leader warns of “slowdown” Marian Wright, chief counsel for […]

Sarah Arnold
October 31, 2018 February 15, 1967
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Vietnam conference at Cornell, conflict among delegates

February 15-19, 1967 Vietnam conference at Cornell, conflict among delegates Six delegates from Smith attended […]

Sarah Arnold
October 14, 2018 February 16, 1967
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Vietnam lecture and workshop series to inform students

February 16-April 27, 1967 Vietnam lecture and workshop series to inform students As a result […]

Sarah Arnold
October 14, 2018 February 21, 1967
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UMass symposium on Black Power

February 21-March 2, 1967 UMass symposium on Black Power Inviting two national civil rights leaders […]

Sarah Arnold
October 14, 2018 February 22, 1967
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Proposal: summer tutorial project in Mississippi for black students

February 22, 1967 Proposal: summer tutorial project in Mississippi for black students At a faculty […]

Sarah Arnold
October 14, 2018 February 23, 1967
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Southern Student Exchange Program continues

February 23, 1967 Southern Student Exchange Program continues (Date is for when it was reported […]

Sarah Arnold
October 14, 2018 February 23, 1967
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Referendum on Vietnam in Amherst announced

February 23, 1967 Referendum on Vietnam in Amherst announced (Date is for when it was […]

Sarah Arnold
October 28, 2018 March 27, 1967
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Amherst public school controversy over protest of Vietnam

March 27-May 8, 1967 Amherst public school controversy over protest of Vietnam After an assembly […]

Sarah Arnold
October 28, 2018 April 6, 1967
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Smith weekly vigil for Vietnam

April 6, 1967 Smith weekly vigil for Vietnam (Date is for when it was reported […]

Sarah Arnold
October 14, 2018 April 20, 1967
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Lecture on U.S. policy in Vietnam

April 20, 1967 Lecture on U.S. policy in Vietnam Allard Lowenstein, former foreign policy adviser […]

Sarah Arnold
October 14, 2018 April 26, 1967
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Amherst conference on black assimilation

April 26-29, 1967 Amherst conference on black assimilation Amherst hosted five speakers for its conference […]

Sarah Arnold
October 29, 2018 May 4, 1967
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Noam Chomsky speaks on Vietnam

May 4, 1967 Noam Chomsky speaks on Vietnam (Date is for when it was reported […]

Sarah Arnold
October 14, 2018 June 4, 1967
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Commencement controversy: address by former civil rights lawyer, Vietnam supporter

June 4, 1967 Commencement controversy: address by former civil rights lawyer, Vietnam supporter Nicholas deB. […]

Sarah Arnold
October 28, 2018 October 21, 1967
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Anti-Vietnam War Mobilization in Washington

October 21, 1967 Anti-Vietnam War Mobilization in Washington An estimated 400,000 anti-Vietnam-war protestors planned marches, […]

Sarah Arnold
October 14, 2018 November 30, 1967
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Faculty opinions on student activism

November 30, 1967 Faculty opinions on student activism The Sophian interviewed seven Smith professors about […]

Sarah Arnold
October 14, 2018 February 8, 1968
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Yale chaplain encourages civil disobedience re: Vietnam

February 8, 1968 Yale chaplain encourages civil disobedience re: Vietnam (Date is for when it […]

Sarah Arnold
October 14, 2018 April 4, 1968
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Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated

April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated [Last updated on October 13, 2018]

Sarah Arnold
October 14, 2018 April 11, 1968
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Black UMass student speaks on civil rights issues

April 11, 1968 Black UMass student speaks on civil rights issues (Date is for when […]

Sarah Arnold
October 14, 2018 September 19, 1968
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Summer tutorial program held on campus for local black high school students

Summer 1968 Summer tutorial program held on campus for local black high school students In […]

Sarah Arnold
October 14, 2018 October 10, 1968
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Black Authors Seminar

Fall 1968 Black Authors Seminar In the fall of 1968, the 22 students of the […]

Sarah Arnold
October 28, 2018 November 14, 1968
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Sophian reports on UMass demands, sit-ins

November 14, 1968 Sophian reports on UMass demands, sit-ins In the wake of a series […]

Sarah Arnold
October 14, 2018 November 20, 1968
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International Club and BSA co-sponsor panel

November 20, 1968 International Club and BSA co-sponsor panel On a Wednesday night in the […]

Amanda Carberry
October 15, 2018 December 12, 1968
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In Sophian article, Black Students’ Alliance defines role

December 12, 1968 In Sophian article, Black Students’ Alliance defines role Wanda Jordan ’70, president […]

Sarah Arnold

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