Civil Rights in a Northern City: Philadelphia

Desegregation of Girard College

Item Set

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  Memorial service held for slain Negro leader

  1963-06-24
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  Press conference by NAACP and union officials

  1963-06-02
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  Negro lawyers offer help

  1963-01-13
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  Cecil B. Moore

  1967-02-16
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  Opening of Opportunities Industrialization Center

  1964-01-26
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  Reverend Leon H. Sullivan gives tour of Progress Industrial Park

  1972-09-23
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  Dr. King tells 10,000: 'You're somebody'

  1965-08-03
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  Wilkins tells Girard pickets to press fight

  1965-06-13
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  Moore sees selfish motives behind selection of Bowser

  1965-04-05
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  Girard College to be target of NAACP in '65

  1965
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  Rights agency asks city suit in Girard row

  1965-06-23
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  Cecil Moore vows to act united with King

  1965-08-02
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  Dr. King ends visit here, attacks Girard policy

  1965-08-04
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  State seeks Girard assets, asks Orphans' Court hearing

  1957-09-27
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  Trustee shift at Girard hit as illegal

  1957-11-15
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  City assails Girard ruling

  1957-09-20
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  City to appeal Girard ruling

  1957-09-19
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  City, Negro boys appeal removal of Girard trustee

  1957-09-20
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  Girard College faces tax-squeeze threat

  1957-09-12
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  Supreme Court flouted, boys' lawyer says

  1957-09-11
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  Two Negro boys seek to enter Girard in fall

  1957-08-10
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  Alexander to ask board for $2,300 for Girard case costs

  1957-05-09
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  12 Negro boys will seek admission to Girard College

  1957-06-04
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  Court rejects Girard appeal

  1956-12-20
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  Meeting called to consider Girard appeal

  1956-11-13