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Why The School Boycott
This flier calls for a boycott of New York City's public schools to force desegregation.
Video footage of activism on the Queens College campus, 1966.
The image at right is a still from a 9 minute video of activism on the Queens College campus in 1966. The footage shows unsanctioned student distribution of The Free Press, SDS members on campus, college construction, the three-day Fast for Peace in…
They Did Not Die In Vain
An educational booklet remembering Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner
The Chaney Goodman Schwerner Memorial Coalition
Statement of Purpose
Statement expressing the purpose of the Chaney Goodman Schwerner Memorial Coaliton
Student Help Project Booklet Cover
Cover from the Student Help Project information booklet. Contains a table of contents and an overview of the project, its goals and how it is set up.
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…
Private Universities Held Cost Efficient
Article published in the New York Times discussing the success rates of disadvantaged students in private institutions versus city and state universities.
Milton Galamison letter to parent New York City school children
This letter calls on parents of New York City school children to support a day-long boycott of the public schools on March 16, 1964. It followed on the heels of a massive boycott on Feb 3, 1964, when more than 450,000 students refused to attend…