Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism

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Judy Yearby, a high school student, wrote a report on famed agriculture chemist George Washington Carver on February 12, 1965. Yearby wrote a biographical report about Carver's life starting in 1864 and when he passed on January 5, 1943. Yearby describes Carver's family during his childhood and then goes into his young adulthood. She describes how he received his MS from Iowa State College after hitchhiking a ride on a covered wagon. 7 pages.

Student Paper, G.W. Carver and the Civil Rights Bill, February 12, 1965

Date Created

1962-02-12

Author

Yearby, Judy

Description

Judy Yearby, a high school student, wrote a report on famed agriculture chemist George Washington Carver on February 12, 1965. Yearby wrote a biographical report about Carver's life starting in 1864 and when he passed on January 5, 1943. Yearby describes Carver's family during his childhood and then goes into his young adulthood. She describes how he received his MS from Iowa State College after hitchhiking a ride on a covered wagon. 7 pages.

Subject

African Americans--Civil rights, African American students, African American pioneers

Collection

Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism

Lucille Everett, an 11th grader, wrote a high school paper on February 12, 1965, about the Civil Rights Bill passed in 1964. The high school paper critiques the purpose of the Civil Rights and the bill's practicality for African American citizens. Everett scrutinizes the bill for only benefiting the wealthiest and middle-class African Americans while it leaves the lower-class African Americans out. Everett talks about how little the bill does for African Americans and keeps the social and economic conditions for African Americans the same. 4 pages.

Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism

Student Paper, Civil Rights Bill, February 12, 1965

Date Created

1962-02-12

Author

Everett, Lucille

Description

Lucille Everett, an 11th grader, wrote a high school paper on February 12, 1965, about the Civil Rights Bill passed in 1964. The high school paper critiques the purpose of the Civil Rights and the bill's practicality for African American citizens. Everett scrutinizes the bill for only benefiting the wealthiest and middle-class African Americans while it leaves the lower-class African Americans out. Everett talks about how little the bill does for African Americans and keeps the social and economic conditions for African Americans the same. 4 pages.

Subject

African Americans--Civil rights, African American student movements, African American students

Collection

Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism