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Bowie's College Closed as 225 Protesters Arrested
Governor Agnew ordered Bowie State College closed after 225 students mostly Black staged a sit in at the Maryland State House. State Police carried out arrests as the group refused to leave by the 5 p.m. deadline.
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Bowie State College
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Annie Arundel County
Robert “Lally
Maryland
Charles Davis
State House Rotunda
Anne Arundel County Detention Center
Roland Smith
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Melvin Cole
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