"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

Files

https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/14768/archive/files/ce714c5553b7164bf31066062cd5c5ba.pdf
Date Added
May 13, 2016
Collection
Black Students at Bucknell
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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.