Adolph L. Reed letter, 1962 Jan. 24.

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Adolph L. Reed letter, 1962 Jan. 24.

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The letter is a copy of an open communication from Southern University faculty member Adolph L. Reed to university President Felton G. Clark. It discusses Clark's handling of Southern University student protest activity on campus and throughout Baton Rouge. Reed offers a lengthy criticism of the racial climate in the South and specifically targets Clark's negative statements about protesting students at a university convocation in January 1962.

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Reed, Adolph L., 1921-2003.

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Adolph L. Reed was born in Little Rock, Ark., in 1921. He relocated to Chicago in the late 1930s, working as a waiter in a railroad dining car. He served in the European Theater during World War II and took part in protests against racial segregation within the armed services. After the war he attended college on the G. I. Bill, receiving degrees from Fisk University, New York University, and American University. While completing his studies, Reed worked as a journalist for progressive publicati...

Southern Univeristy and A & M College. Dept. of History and Political Science.

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Congress of Racial Equality. Southern University and A & M College Chapter.

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Clark, Felton Grandison, 1903-1970

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