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School Boycott! Flier
This flier calls for a one day school boycott in New York City on February 3rd, 1964. The boycott was part of a campaign for quality, integrated education. Civil Rights leaders Milton Galamison and Bayard Rustin, along with the NAACP and CORE, were…
Excerpt from James Forman's Diary
Excerpt taken from James Forman's Diary, dated Wednesday, December 20, 2009.
Queens College Students at the March on Washington
Queens College Students sitting at the reflecting pool during the March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom
Why The School Boycott
This flier calls for a boycott of New York City's public schools to force desegregation.
Letter from Lucille Black to Michael Wenger
A letter of thanks from the NAACP to Michael Wenger for the raising of funds to the Mississippi Freedom Project
March for Democratic Schools Flier
This flier by the NAACP and CORE demands "integrated and quality education" and encourages participation in a March For Democratic Schools at City Hall Park, New York City, May 18, 1964.
Photograph of Sit-In in Farmville, VA
This photograph shows Junior NAACP activists sitting-in at a segregated movie theater in Farmville, Virginia.
Photograph of Sit-In in Farmville, VA
This photograph shows Junior NAACP activists sitting-in at a segregated movie theater in Farmville, Virginia.
Photograph of Sit-In in Farmville, VA
This photograph shows Junior NAACP activists singing and holding hands at sit-in in Farmville, Virginia; some Queens College students are watching in the foreground.
Reverend Samuel Jackson leading the Jr. NAACP up Main Street
In this photo, Reverend Samuel Jackson leads the Jr. NAACP up Main Street in Farmville, VA, late July, 1963.