Civil Rights in a Northern City: Philadelphia

Desegregation of Girard College

Item Set

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  13 Girard trustees named to replace city board

  1957-10-05
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  12 men, woman will replace city board

  1957-10-04
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  Justices' decision is unanimous

  1958-06-30
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  High court rule spurs council to amend bill on Girard College 'bias'

  1954-05-21
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  Girard College plea clears committee

  1954-04-14
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  Girard will hearings end; Ruling unlikely before fall

  1955-04-11
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  Diemand sees no reason to change Girard's will

  1955-03-30
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  Girard College bill amended

  1954-04-09
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  Diemand opposes change in will on Girard College

  1955-03-31
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  Suit over barring Negroes from Girard College argued

  1955-03-29
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  Human relations aid assails Girard's Negro exclusion

  1955-03-29
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  Rejected Negro boy failed two tests, Girard official says

  1955-03-30
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  Board supports restriction in Girard's will

  1954-10-22
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  Suit argued to make Girard admit Negroes

  1955-03-28
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  Court quizzes city on its role in Girard suit

  1954-09-22
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  Mayor signs plea in Girard test

  1954-09-22
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  Alexander to shift Girard resolution

  1954-05-21
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  Girard College bias is denied

  1954-04-05
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  Girard rejects six Negro boys

  1954-03-24
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  Psychologist favors making will like Girard's illegal

  1955-04-12
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  Wants racial ban removed at Girard

  1953-08-13
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  Girard College policy test OK'd

  1954-01-31
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  Girard College as pattern for Negro institutions

  1953-08-13
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  Alexander raps Girard College

  1953-07-06
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  Girard bars six Negro boys

  1954-03-23