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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1961
Page
5
The Barnard campus hosted a vibrant Race Relations Conference last weekend. Editors praise student organizers for awakening the silent generation and pushing Barnard toward broader political and social engagement.
The Civil Rights Action Conference plenary session last Saturday discussed options for Northern involvement in the South. Chuck McDew warned against direct action by Northern students, citing lack of South knowledge and the need for skilled engagement, while Judith Lefkowitz urged channels for Northern enthusiasm, including fundraising, spreading knowledge, and improving North South communication about ongoing Southern organizing.
Mada Levine reports on Jorgia Siegel of SLATE who traveled from Berkeley to the South via a Mississippi jail stop. Arrested in Jackson after a summer freedom ride, she plans a December 16 trial and urges liberals to support civil rights and voter registration against Dixiecrat obstruction.
Roselle Kurland reports on a Barnard Civil Rights Action Conference where New York University sociologist Robert Johnson urged delegates from 16 schools that youth can lead civil rights gains. He urged voting rights, anti discrimination in work and education, and ending police brutality, noting contrasts between North and South attitudes toward Black advancement. Johnson outlined two youth actions: direct action including sit ins and freedom rides, and voter registration drives.
SNCC chairman Chuck McDew outlines a broad goal to reshape the South's political structure through voter registration and local field work. He notes Mississippi’s 500,000 Black potential voters versus 20,000 casting ballots and urges northern support while stressing the South as the urgent battleground.
At Barnard the Civil Rights Action Conference chaired by Roberta Yancy delegated campus contacts to decide action for their campuses. The compromise list includes Barnard Columbia CCNY Queens Brooklyn Hunter NYU and others. Some delegates urged immediate steps such as a book drive and a coordinated national structure. Robert Johnson of NYU cautioned that real progress requires time and patience.
Roberta Yancy 62, chair of Barnard Race Relations Committee, urged action on race relations at the Civil Rights Action Conference. The four goals include student action, campus communication among civil rights groups, awareness of SNCC, and coordinating northern student efforts. Peter Countryman of SNCC said action should come from students in the North as well as the South. The aim is a society where all can be free.
Roberta Yancy chairs a CRAC workshop on ideas and action for Northern student civil rights. Participants emphasize SNCC awareness, unity toward shared goals, and coordinated efforts across regions including New York and California.
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