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In this January 1965 of Bucknell Alumnus, a student named Morri Holcomb, ‘66, reflects on all the extra-curricular activities available for Bucknell students. She mentions the Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity, the Christian Association,…

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This article from an October 1959 issue of the Bucknellian advertises an upcoming informal yet highly anticipated debate between NAACP's (National Association for the Advancement for Colored People) James Farmer (1920-1999; original Freedom Rider)…

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This October 1959 Bucknellian article discusses the pressures used to restrict the vote of African Americans in the South, such as poll taxes, requirements of "good characters," extensive registration processes, etc. Sharing this information sets the…

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This Bucknellian article from October 1956 addresses the first meeting of NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) of the semester that discussed possible plans for the coming year, hoping to focus on bringing black…

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According to this article in the Bucknellian from November 1953, the Bucknell NAACP chapter (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) plans to make a film and radio broadcast about the Migrant Labor Reform Campaign in Pennsylvania…

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This Bucknellian article from October 1953 announces how the Bucknell NAACP chapter (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) takes an active part in campaigns in the national organization in Washington. The organization hopes to…

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This April 1954 Bucknellian article introduces an upcoming panel in Williamsport. The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), in conjunction with Rabbi Ephraim Einhorn (on pulpit in Williamsport, PA from November 1952…

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This news clipping from the Bucknellian in April of 1954 discusses the NAACP’s (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) spring conference of that year. Seven Bucknellians attended the Freedom Fulfillment Conference in Washington…

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This Bucknellian article from April 1952 claims that Bucknell's NAACP's membership drive nearly failed because of rumors that the NAACP is a subversive organization with undertones of communism. The author of the column argues that this is not the…

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This January 1952 Bucknellian article begins with a discussion of an incident in Florida where a Sheriff killed two black prisoners he was supposed to be escorting. The Columnist argues that this was not an isolated incident, as vandalism towards…
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