Dr. Burcham Phillips speaking during a meeting in the Tuskegee Institute gymnasium, which was held to discuss student demonstrations protesting the murder of Samuel L. Younge.
Dr. Phillips, dean of students at Tuskegee Institute, spoke to discourage students from participating in a march that was planned for the next day; the school administration had been warned that the Alabama Highway Patrol might respond to continued demonstrations with violence. The murder and demons...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/2821 |