Fayette County Tennessee 1959 White Primary and Economic War
The 1959 Fayette County Tennessee white primary attempt aimed to bar Black voters as 385 Negroes sought registration. White citizens used economic pressure and legal battles, backed by outside educators and federal action, to suppress Black participation over three years. The conflict illustrates a broader civil rights fight and methods used to challenge voter discrimination.
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Fayette County
Tennessee
Democratic County Committee
Fayette
Haywood County
Fay
Fayette Volunteers Push Registration in Fayette County
Barnard coordinator Augusta Souza leads thirty volunteers to Fayette County Tennessee to boost voter registration and turnout for the August 6 tax assessor and sheriff elections. The effort funds poll watchers, transport, and legal fees while addressing potential pushback from white authorities and aims to sustain activism in the Delta region. The plan includes a fundraising concert at McMillan Theater featuring SNCC Freedom Singers on April 1, tickets $1.50.
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Fayette County
Tennessee
Augusta Souza
Barnard
Charles Haynie
Franklin and Marshall College
Miss Souza
Delta
Columbia
Coordinating Committee
Freedom Singers
McMillan Theater
Students Aid Lab Teaching Across Three Departments
Juniors and seniors serve as salaried laboratory assistants in Chemistry Botany and Zoology. Zoology head Dr John A Moore calls it an extremely interesting experiment with superb quality. Chemistry head Dr Edward J King questions fitting it into the program while Geology head Dr Sharpe notes it works well though not to be expanded.
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John A. Moore
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Moore
Edward J. King
Sharpe
Co-Producer of Deputy Discusses Pope Pius XII
Zwi Kolitz, co-producer of the Broadway adaptation of The Deputy, spoke at the March 9 Sexial Menorah Society meeting before about forty attendees. He analyzed Pope Pius XII’s wartime actions, noting Vatican attitudes toward Hitler and neutrality, and urged reevaluating the pope’s role in international affairs.
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Zwi Kolitz
Kolitz
Pius XII
Vienna
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Clarification of Honor Board Reporting Rules
The Execu tive Committee outlines double reporting changes for Honor Board infractions. Witness must first notify the student before any report to the Honor Board. reporting to the Board remains optional after notification. Library regulations receive separate consideration from exams.
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Honor Board
Phylits Peck
Miss Peck
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