Civil rights movement
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Dean Savage Oral History
Collection
Identifier: QMP-0001
Scope and Contents
In the interview, Dean discusses his childhood in rural western Washington state; his time at Stanford; his activism, including participation in the Summer Community Organization and Political Education (SCOPE) Project, registering black citizens to vote in 1965; his dissertation research in France; and his career at Queens College, starting in 1971. He describes changes to faculty working conditions, student population, and the curriculum over the years, based on his experience as a...
Dates:
2019-09-26
Dean Savage Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCA-0033
Abstract
The Dean Savage Papers documents civil rights initiatives by northern student volunteers under the auspices of the Summer Community Organization and Political Education (SCOPE) Project during the summer of 1965. This collection primarily consists of color photographs taken in Orangeburg County, South Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia. Also included are newspaper articles, pamphlets, and photocopied transcripts of speeches given at orientation in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dates:
1965-2011; Majority of material found in 1965 - 1965