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Roslyn Pope and the Atlanta Student Movement
Roslyn Pope, then 21 and Spelman College president, helped draft the 1960 Appeal for Human Rights launching Atlanta Student Movement protests that challenged Jim Crow, inspired nonviolent sit ins, and accelerated civil rights change. Pope recalls Europe’s freedom, Lonnie King’s leadership, and the movement’s enduring concern for vigilance against rollback.
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Julian Bond
Morehouse College
Lonnie King
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Ebenezer Baptist Church
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Charles Black
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