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Connolly Librarian Laura Foner on Being a Civil Rights Activist in 1960s Arkansas
“History is made by ordinary people,” said the longtime JP resident. “It was an incredible privilege to be part of such an important social movement.”
As part of this month’s “Women’s History Month” celebration at the Connolly Library, Laura Foner, a longtime JP resident and the children’s librarian at the Hyde Square branch, will discuss her experience working as a civil rights activist in Arkansas during the 1960s. Called “Arkansas SNCC: Personal Stories from the Civil Rights Movement,” the program will be held on Monday, March 19 at 6:30 p.m. During a recent conversation with JP Patch, Foner described the turbulent times and her involvement with SNCC, which is pronounced "Snick." In 1965, following her graduation from college, she spent a year in Gould, Arkansas. “It was a plantation economy, totally segregated and under white control,” she stated. “There was an active Klan.” …
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