New Book Highlights The Historic 1969 Sit-In At Swarthmore College

"Racial inequities and incidents on college campuses throughout America have sparked a new wave of student activism. This generation of leaders who are at the forefront of working towards bringing transformative justice to their schools stands on the shoulders of fearless Black student activists who came before them; including a group of Swarthmore College scholars who organized a historic eight-day sit-in at the institution in 1969 to address the injustices they experienced on campus. The activists are the focus of a new book.

The book—titled Seven Sisters and a Brother: Friendship, Resistance, and Untold Truths Behind Black Student Activism in the 1960s—explores the racial climate on the Pennsylvania-based campus during the late 60s through the lens of then students Joyce Baynes, Marilyn Holifield, Marilyn Allman Maye, Harold S. Buchanan, Jannette O. Domingo, Aundrea White Kelley, Bridget Van Gronigen Warren and Myra E. Rose. The residual effects of the state of race relations in the country amidst the Civil Rights Movement had a direct impact on shaping their college experiences." …

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