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"Black Cheerleader Claims Discrimination" (Flambeau)

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A newspaper article reporting the claim that an FSU student was cut from the cheerleading squad because of her race.

"An Average Guy"

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June 1965 Interview from "Smoke Signals" magazine with Max Courtney.

"Americans First" (Flambeau)

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This is an opinion column titled "Americans First" published in the October 23, 1962 edition of the Florida Flambeau.

"A New Look at Black Culture" (Tallahassee Democrat)

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This is an article titled "A New Look At Black Culture" that was published in the Tallahassee Democrat.

"71 Percent Negroes Enjoy School Holiday" (Flambeau)

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Article describes the strike of segregated county grade schools by Tallahassee parents and university students, in objection to the county's failure to desegregate or improve school conditions.

"200 Blacks Confront Marshall" (Flambeau)

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A newspaper article describing the circumstances that led 200 black students to hold a "talk-in" in university President Stanley Marshall's office for about 90 minutes. The students gathered to demand amnesty for two black students who had been…

"'Holiday' Protests Conditions"

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This article describes the "Freedom Schools" set up by FSU and FAMU students to protest the segregation and poor conditions of Leon County grade schools.