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THE A TLANTA SIT-INSThe recent Atlanta Sit-Ins resulted in the arrest of over seventy students from the University Center, along with The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. The sentence which Dr. King received caused the public to become even more aroused and interested. Red China brought up the Sit-Ins in the United Nations General Assembly; Senator John Kennedy had to make a stand; Mayor Hartsfield and Dr. Manley spoke their opinions on the demonstrations. The general public opinion was that the Sit-Ins were executed in just the right manner to get results. Some people thought that Jail vs. Bail was drastic; others thought that it was the right thing today, and still others thought that some lesser means could have been taken to get the same results. As a whole, all the students at Spelman were for the movement. Here are some opinions in tne form of a symposium.I. How did the recent Sit-Ins affect you and your participation? Did your parents approve of your participation in the Sit-Ins?HOUSTON, TEXAS . . . Neena Shelion, Marcelife Jordon, Johneiia Anderson, Faye Jones: Even though our parents did not want us to become directly involved in the Sit-Ins, we all picketed.Ida Rose McCree: Being a Negro, an American, and amember of the University Center, I felt it was my duty to participate in the Sit-Ins because of their significance in the struggle for Human Rights. My parents felt that I should decide the degree of demonstrations in which I should participate.Louise Bell Steward: After having graduated from anintegrated high school in Austin, Texas I was willing to participate in any form of protest to show that Negores are tired of being on the ground. I participated in the Sit-Ins and picketing at home, and my parents were naturally for it.Lorna Hosein: Because I have not received my citizenship papers to this country yet, I was unable to participate in the protest. I am for it all the way, and I hope to participate at another time.Elizabeth Parnell: I really sympathize with the Southern students, and I feel they are doing something worthwhile. I would like to have participated in the demonstrations, but for personal reasons, I was unable to do so. I feel that if our parents and grandparents had taken a forward step, as we are doing, there would be no form of segregation today.II. How did the recent Sit-Ins affect you?If you had a daughter in college, would you have let her participate?Mrs. Howard: I am very sympathetic toward the Sit-Ins. If I were physically able, I would not mind picketing. If I had a daughter. I would not mind her picketing, or sitting in, but I would not want her to go to jail.Miss Taylor I had quite a bit of anxiety. Some of the girls, I felt, were deeply concerned about what they were doing, but others were doing it to get publicity. I don’t think I would have let a daughter of mine go to jail. There will be occasions in her life when she will be asked . . . Have you ever been to jail? Have you ever served time? Have you ever been fingerprinted? I would like her answers to be NO. There may not be time on applications, etc., for her to explain that it was with the Sit-Ins, or in connection the principles behind the Movement. This might even prevent her from getting a good job.I believe that the Atlanta Sit-Ins are the climax to the great story of the Negroes Fight for Freedom. The Sit-Ins shook the nation and the world. They demonstrated how all the people, who are members of minority races, feel. Rich's and Davison’s are particularly feeling the pressure. It seems odd that Davison’s being a member of the same chain as Macy’s should not agree to integrate.The United States’ policy must be changed. Since this is an -election year, this makes the issue more outstanding. Kennedy and Nixon must take a definite stand, and the peoples of the world must decide for themselves to be against all forms of segregation.Whether the Mayor’s committee will accomplish anything is yet to be seen. We can only hope for the best.—Joycelyn Daszelle McKissick
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Atlanta Spelman Spotlight
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Fri, Dec 16, 1960
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