February 18, 1961: The headline “Jail Yes, Bail No” was published on the front page of The Baltimore Afro-American followed by a slew of protests going on inspired with the new fire of what the Friendship 9 demonstrated. The two “convict” protestors from Washington D.C. were pictured on the front page in this issue. The [...]
February 23, 1961: Three adult leaders in the community, Rev. Ivory along with George A. Hackley and Paul David Deitrich, were arrested for breach of the peace while protesting in downtown Rock Hill. Even though the Civil Rights protestors all practiced peacefully, this charge was handed out a lot of “breach of the peace” in [...]
February 17, 1961: Winthrop University is now a co-ed, integrated institution, but this was not the case prior to 1964. 19 African American Friendship College women were inspired by the audacity and bravery of the their fellow Friendship College peers that they picketed outside of Winthrop College for the right to apply. At this time, [...]
