A List of Arrests from a Civil Rights Protest in 1960

Original Title

A List of Arrests Following Student-Led Protests in February of 1960

Devised Title

A List of Arrests from a Civil Rights Protest in 1960

Date

1963

Creator

George W. Gore See all items with this value

Contributor

George W. Gore

Description

A list from February 1960 records the arrest of 32 individuals, including 30 FAMU students and civil rights leader C. K. Steele. The arrests followed student-led protests advocating for desegregation and civil rights, marking a pivotal moment in the university’s involvement in the broader movement for social justice.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

HBCU student activism See all items with this value

Civil Rights Movement See all items with this value

Civil rights See all items with this value

Location

Tallahassee

Leon County

Florida

United States of America

Type

Textual document

Medium

Paper

Ink

Measurements

L:28cm x W: 22cm

Format

PDF

HBCU Identifier

AR_0007_001_005_B24_F05

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.FAMU.0323

Rights

All rights reserved. The use of any part of these objects and photographs transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of MEBA is an infringement of the copyright law.

Contributing Institution

Florida A&M University

Source

History of FAMU Collection

Collection

President George W. Gore See all items with this value

Language

English

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