Violence at Negro colleges sparks new campus unrest
Atlanta dispatch reports rising violence at several Negro colleges in the South as administration targets escalate protests. Key figures include Rev Bill Lawson and SNCC leaders Carmichael Ricks and Sellers. incidents trace to Texas Southern Jackson State and Nashville Fisk campuses amid broader civil rights tensions.
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Carmichael Maintains SNCC Drive Amid Black Power Shift
Stokely Carmichael consolidates SNCC control amid the rise of Black Power. He becomes chairman as the group relies on speaking engagements for funds, while urban support and student backing shape a new militant stance. Carmichael urges whites to rethink their role and urges black communities to assert autonomy.
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Watermelon Riot at Texas Southern Ends in Fatality
At Texas Southern University in Houston a four hour disturbance ended with a patrolman killed after a watermelon inflicted damage during a campus clash. Police stopped a student, seized a revolver, and later 600 officers surrounded the campus as riot units took over.
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