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Last week, for the first time, the U.S. Supreme Court spoke on the subject of Negro sit-ins at Southern lunch counters. But the court's voice was muted. All nine justices agreed to set aside the 1960 convictions of 16 Negro college students arrested while trying to break...
For variation, Kelley's next basket was a lay-in on the break. Joe Deering moved into the picture with two quick lay-ins; these were followed in rapid succession by three neat fall-away jump shots by Denny Lynch.
Speaking before a small but enthusiastic audience, McDew outlined the history of the Committee and answered questions after his speech. The Committee, formed after the sit-ins in February, 1960, was set up by "students actively involved in protests" and consisted of "representatives from across the South."
But the sentence was light, and Gold-farb thought it reflected a softening attitude towards sit-ins here. Just before the jury made its decision, the prosecution asked them to use the sentence to help deter any further agitation in Alexandria.
With the opening of school, tension began to mount. The regents were presented with a resolution, signed by 6,000 students, demanding integration of athletics. Fifty-five Negroes held sit-ins at segregated dormitories, and about 30 of them were put on disciplinary probation. That was too much for the...