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1960 Southern segregation protests & arrests...
1960 Southern segregation protests & arrests...
Item # 720491
March 16, 1960
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. March 16, 1960
* Civil Rights activism - protests
* Southern segregation marches
* Lunch counter sit-ins and more
* Negroes arrested w/ A.D. King
The front page has a one column heading: "500 Negroes Arrested In Race March" (see images)
Complete with 24 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
AI notes: On March 15, 1960, the segregated South witnessed a surge of civil rights activism as students and young activists launched coordinated sit-ins and marches to challenge entrenched racial segregation, resulting in mass arrests across multiple cities. In Atlanta, over 200 students from the Atlanta University Center staged peaceful demonstrations at eleven downtown establishments, including the Georgia State Capitol and City Hall cafeterias, with 77 participants, among them notable figures such as Charles Black and A.D. King, arrested despite the nonviolent nature of their protest; these actions were organized by the Committee on Appeal for Human Rights to directly confront segregationist policies. In Columbia, South Carolina, students from Allen University and Benedict College marched to the county courthouse to protest discriminatory practices, with around 30 individuals arrested for breach of the peace as part of a broader campaign to desegregate public spaces. Similarly, in Orangeburg, approximately 1,000 students from South Carolina State University and Claflin College confronted violent resistance from police and firemen, who employed firehoses to disperse the demonstrators, resulting in roughly 400 arrests and confinement in a stockade, underscoring the intense opposition to desegregation. In Rock Hill, South Carolina, 70 students were detained for participating in sit-ins at segregated lunch counters, temporarily slowing the momentum but also drawing national attention to the injustices faced by African Americans in public spaces. Collectively, the events of March 15 demonstrated both the courage of young activists and the harsh repression of segregationist authorities, highlighting the growing urgency and visibility of the civil rights movement; these demonstrations and the widespread arrests they provoked played a pivotal role in galvanizing public support, influencing national discourse, and ultimately contributing to the legislative and social advances in the struggle for racial equality in the United States.
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