"Forum Debates Abuse of Negro Voting; NAACP Rep, Southern Journalist to Vie"
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Title
"Forum Debates Abuse of Negro Voting; NAACP Rep, Southern Journalist to Vie"
Subject
Black voting right abuse debate to be held on campus
Description
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) and southern journalist Frank van der Linden (1919-2011) regarding the abuse of African American voting rights. The article gives background information on both debaters, setting up their intellectual extremes in preparation for the upcoming debate.
Creator
The Bucknellian - author unknown
Source
The Bucknellian
Publisher
The Griot Institute
Date
October 30, 1959
Type
Image, Text, News Article
- Date Added
- May 13, 2016
- Collection
- Black Students at Bucknell
- Tags
- Bucknellian, Debate, Freedom Riders, NAACP, South, Speaker, Vote
- Citation
- The Bucknellian - author unknown, “"Forum Debates Abuse of Negro Voting; NAACP Rep, Southern Journalist to Vie",” Bucknell Civil Rights Project, accessed May 12, 2024, http://bucivilrights.omeka.bucknell.edu/omeka/items/show/116.