Black Liberation 1969 Archive

Statements and Resolutions Made During the Sit-In

Faculty meeting 12-13 January 1969 (night) [with notes]
SASS-Faculty Committee Clarification Meeting, 14 January Night - 15 January Afternoon
[Open Letter from Asmarom Legesse, 01/1969]
[Faculty statement 01/10/1969]
[Faculty meeting agenda 01/10/1969]
[Faculty arrangements regarding registration and final exams, 01/1969]
Actions of the Faculty Concerning Black Admissions and Other Relevant Topics
Results of SASS-Faculty Clarification Committee Meetings During the Week of January 19, 1969
An Open Letter to the Swarthmore Faculty
[Memo re SASS-Faculty liaison committee discussions 01/27/1969]
[Letter to faculty from 6 faculty members, 01/03/1969]
[Letter to faculty and administration from 6 faculty members]
[Faculty motions, 01/11/1969]
[Faculty motion, 01/11/1969]
[Faculty actions, 01/12/1969 (morning) with amplification]
Draft Report of the Joint Committee on Crisis Principles and Procedures
[Open Letter from Raymond Hopkins]
[Faculty resolution 01/10/1969]
[Faculty actions, 01/13/1969]
[Faculty actions, 01/12/1969]
[Faculty motions, 01/11/1969]
[Faculty resolutions 01/11/1969]
A List of Faculty Actions as Amended

Faculty Statements and Resolutions

[Open Letter from Joseph Shane, 01/09/1969]
[Joseph Shane's statement 01/10/1969]
[Statement by Edward Cratsley 01/1969]
[Letter from Courtney Smith to Faculty, 01/14/1969]
[Given to the Press by the News Office]
Excerpt from Courtney Smith's Speech to Faculty and Students in Clothier Jan 14 1969
[Memorandum from Courtney Smith to Board, 01/09/1969]
[Joseph Shane's Statement, 01/09/1969]
President Courtney Smith's Statement to the Faculty and Students of Swarthmore College presented at 1:45 P.M. on 13 January 1969 in Clothier Memorial Hall
[Courtney Smith's statement regarding Drew Pearson's article]
[Memorandum from Lewis Cook to Courtney Smith]
[Letter - Courtney Smith to Faculty, 01/14/1969]

Administrative statements and resolutions

[Letter from SASS 01/1969]
[Statement of fast, 01/13/1969]
[SASS response to faculty resolutions]
[SASS Statement 01/22/1969]
[SASS statement 01/09/1969]
[SASS statement 01/11/1969]
[Statement from SASS and Student Council, 01/08/1969]
SASS' Statement, 01/09/1969

SASS statements [note: also see Phoenix supplements for many statements from SASS]

Where do we go from here? Various positions emerging from Friday's workshops
[Statement of 200 students, 01/11/1969]
[Student Petition against Direct Action]
[Student Statement regarding boycotting classes, campus-wide events, 01/1969]
[Student Statement 01/07/1969]
[Statement and Resolution 01/11/1969]
'Risk' Students and the Swarthmore Movement
[Open Letter from Jim Ribe, 01/11/1969]
[Letter from John Marshall to SASS, 01/18/1969]
Swarthmore College: Ivory Tower in a Class Society
Another Modest Proposal
[Student Appeal, 01/1969]
[Announcement of Moderates' Meeting, 01/1969]
Additional Proposals for Consideration
Suggestion for Discussion
Student Statement of support
[Student Council Statement 01/06/1969]
[Student Council statement, 01/08/1969]
Some thoughts regarding Asmaron Legesse's open letter
Resolutions of the Student Body
Friday's Agenda
[Announcement of Dialogue for Truth and Understanding 01/1969]
Agenda for January 13 Plenary Meeting
Agenda for Jan 12 Plenary Meeting
It Has Been Said that the Crisis is Over
[Statement from 2 students]
[To all those of moderate persuasion]
[Open Letter from Student Council]

Statements of various groups of the student body

[Black Student Statement of support, 01/10/1969]
[Black student statement of support, 01/13/1969]
[Letter from John Morrow]

Statements from black students who were not part of SASS

Statements and Resolutions Made During the Sit-In