The Queens College Civil Rights Archives collects personal papers, community materials, organizational records, non-print materials, and artifacts of civil rights activists. The collections are particularly strong in documenting the civil rights work by Queens College students during the early 1960s. The Civil Rights Archive is an active participant in its communities, working with students and alumni of Queens College, local schools, and the city at large.
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Robert Masters Collection
Robert Masters graduated from Queens College in 1966; at age 20 he spent seven weeks in Greenwood, Mississippi as a volunteer in the Freedom Summer of 1964. As a volunteer he canvassed door-to-door on behalf of the new Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), enlisting support among the African American community for the party's challenge to…
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Burning crosses, Ku Klux Klan rally
Burning crosses, Ku Klux Klan rally. Several SCOPE volunteers observed this rally, held at a local farm in Orangeburg County, SC.
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"Today we have taken your advice"
An open letter to Queens College students and faculty from the Ah Hoc Committee
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"Student Coalition Rally & Peaceful Walk Through"
A handout from the Student Coalition demanding that they be allowed to peacefully walk through the SS Building
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NY Times cartoon
A NY Times cartoon with a caption