[Letter of support from Helen Atkinson to Beth Taylor]
Date
1963-05-19
Creator
Atkinson, Helen
Biographical/historical note
Helen Atkinson of the Doyleston, Pennsylvania, Quaker meeting wrote to support Guilford College student Beth Taylor's participation in the 1963 civil rights demonstrations.
Subject headings
Guilford College;Greensboro (N.C.) -- Race relations;Protest movements -- United States
Topics
Business desegregation, protests, and marches, 1963;Race relations at Guilford College
Place
Greensboro (N.C.)
Description
This letter from Helen Atkinson, of the Doylestown, PA Quaker Meeting was written to Beth Taylor to express her support of Taylor's participation in the recent sit-in demonstrations protesting segregation at the S&W Cafeteria in Greensboro. Taylor, a student at Guilford College was scheduled to stand trial following her arrest during the demonstration on charges of trespassing. Helen Atkinson expressed her hope that the trial would come to a "peaceful settlement based upon human love and brotherhood." This is one of many letters of support Taylor received from her home community following her arrest.
Type
text
Original format
correspondence
Original dimensions
6.045" x 7.853"
Original publisher
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified]
Language
en
Contributing institution
Friends Historical Collection, Hege Library, Guilford College
