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Showing posts from Tag: Civil Rights

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October 28, 2018 October 31, 1952
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Racial Justice Conference

October 31, 1952 Racial Justice Conference Students from 35 colleges including Smith, Harvard, and Yale […]

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 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 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 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 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
October 12, 2018 December 16, 1965
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Civil rights call for students to help with black voter registration

December 16, 1965 Civil rights call for students to help with black voter registration The […]

Sarah Arnold
October 12, 2018 February 16, 1966
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Southern Student Exchange Program participants share insights

February 16, 1966 Southern Student Exchange Program participants share insights In a discussion in Neilson […]

Sarah Arnold
October 31, 2018 May 5, 1966
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More recognition of black voters in Alabama

May 5, 1966 More recognition of black voters in Alabama An Amherst senior who spent […]

Sarah Arnold
October 12, 2018 September 22, 1966
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Sophian prints National Student Association (NSA) press release: Vietnam, civil rights, and marijuana

September 22, 1966 Sophian prints National Student Association (NSA) press release: Vietnam, civil rights, and […]

Sarah Arnold
October 12, 2018 December 2, 1966
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Northeast college students attend civil rights colloquium

December 2-4, 1966 Northeast college students attend civil rights colloquium Students from Bennington and Williams, […]

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 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 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 19, 2018 May 19, 2002
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Lani Guinier speaks at Commencement

May 19, 2002 Lani Guinier speaks at Commencement Lani Guinier, a professor at Harvard Law […]

Sarah Arnold
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