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Collection ID is exactly "40" AND Geographic Term contains "Portsmouth (Va.)"
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Nonviolence in Theory and in Action, Congress of Racial Equality, Miami, 1960

Nonviolence in Theory and in Action, Congress of Racial Equality, Miami, 1960
Date
1960
Description
Promotional brochure describing the purpose of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) Interracial Training Institute and nonviolent demonstration methods and requesting donations. The institute was held in Miami from August 14 to September 5, 1960.
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Nonviolence in Theory and in Action, Congress of Racial Equality, Miami, 1960

Nonviolence in Theory and in Action, Congress of Racial Equality, Miami, 1960
Sit Ins: The Students Report, May 1960

Sit Ins: The Students Report, May 1960
Date
1960-05
Description
A booklet published by the Congress of Racial Equality with an introduction by Lillian Smith. It consists of six stories written by young people involved with sit-ins and other non-violent demonstrations across the United States. Patricia Stephens Due, a Tallahassee civil rights activist who was jailed for 49 days with seven other students following a sit-in at a Woolworth's lunch counter, tells her story from jail. She writes about the events leading up to being jailed and the conditions at the Leon County Jail. The other five stories were written by Edward Rodman (Portsmouth, Virginia), Paul Laprad (Nashville, Tennessee), Thomas Gaither (Orangeburg, South Carolina), Major Johns (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) and Martin Smolin (activities in the North).
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Sit Ins: The Students Report, May 1960

Sit Ins: The Students Report, May 1960
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n2015-1_b003_f07_01Nonviolence in Theory and in Action, Congress of Racial Equality, Miami, 1960TextRace relations
Civil rights--Political aspects
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n2015-1_b003_f25_01Sit Ins: The Students Report, May 1960TextRace relations
Civil rights--Social Aspects
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