Minutes for the meeting of the Alabama State Board of Education on March 25, 1960.

Minutes for the meeting of the Alabama State Board of Education on March 25, 1960.

During the meeting the Board discussed recent activity at Alabama State College, where students had been involved in civil rights demonstrations; the police commissioner of Montgomery had recommended that the entire school be shut down. Governor Patterson instead suggested that Dr. H. Councill Trenh...

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Minutes for the meeting of the Alabama State Board of Education on March 25, 1960.
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Patterson, John, 1921 September 27-2021; Trenholm, H. Councill (Harper Councill), 1900-1963; Alabama State College; Alabama State University; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Education--Alabama; Alabama--Politics and government--1951-; Civil rights movements--Alabama; Education--Alabama
description During the meeting the Board discussed recent activity at Alabama State College, where students had been involved in civil rights demonstrations; the police commissioner of Montgomery had recommended that the entire school be shut down. Governor Patterson instead suggested that Dr. H. Councill Trenholm, president of the college, "put on immediate probation any and all of the thirty-one students who were arrested and fined in the Recorders Court of Montgomery, March 11, 1960, on charges of disorderly conduct in the demonstration on and/or off the campus of the College." He also called for the dismissal of "any and all members of the faculty...who are not loyal to the College in all matters of discipline and of rules and regulations pertaining to the proper functioning of the College at all times." The governor's recommendations were approved by the Board.
spelling Q0000017189 - Q0000017197Q17189 - Q17197Minutes for the meeting of the Alabama State Board of Education on March 25, 1960.During the meeting the Board discussed recent activity at Alabama State College, where students had been involved in civil rights demonstrations; the police commissioner of Montgomery had recommended that the entire school be shut down. Governor Patterson instead suggested that Dr. H. Councill Trenholm, president of the college, "put on immediate probation any and all of the thirty-one students who were arrested and fined in the Recorders Court of Montgomery, March 11, 1960, on charges of disorderly conduct in the demonstration on and/or off the campus of the College." He also called for the dismissal of "any and all members of the faculty...who are not loyal to the College in all matters of discipline and of rules and regulations pertaining to the proper functioning of the College at all times." The governor's recommendations were approved by the Board.1960 March 251960-03-251960-1969Patterson, John, 1921 September 27-2021; Trenholm, H. Councill (Harper Councill), 1900-1963; Alabama State College; Alabama State University; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Education--Alabama; Alabama--Politics and government--1951-; Civil rights movements--Alabama; Education--AlabamaTextMinutesAlabama. Governor (1959-1963 : Patterson)Alabama Governor (1959-1963 : Patterson) administrative filesSG014005v9650Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/2794
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