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Jackie Robinson (legendary black second baseman) visits Bucknell
These photographs and Student Church pamphlets from February 1949 advertise the presence of a legend on campus. As the first African American to play…
James Farmer photograph
In this photo from a November 1965 Bucknell publication, James Farmer (1920-1999), the national director of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and original Freedom Rider, is surrounded by Bucknell students in Hunt Hall after an event earlier that…
Friends Society Sponsors Freedom Riders Lecture
This Bucknellian article from October 1961 announces the visit of two Freedom Riders (who spent 40 days in jail for challenging segregation norms in the south) and the Washington president of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). These three…
Seven Major Organizations in Civil Rights Movement
This 1963 newsletter from the National Student Councils of YMCAs and YWCAs (Young Men’s/Women’s Christian Association) provides information on the seven major organizations of the civil rights movement. The seven groups are the NAACP (National…
James Farmer
Several articles from the Bucknellian in 1965 both announce and recount civil rights leader James Farmer's speech at Bucknell. A picture of him is also included. Farmer (1920-1999) was the National Director of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)…