Karen Jordan (December 19, 1948- ) grew up in North Philadelphia near Girard College and participated in the NAACP protests at the school between 1965 and 1968. Ms. Jordan gives her recollections of the demonstrations and the police response, as...
Bernyce Mills DeVaughn (January 10, 1948- ) grew up in Norfolk, Virginia before moving to Philadelphia in the 1960s. Ms. DeVaughn participated in the NAACP protests at Girard College between 1965 and 1968 and shares her memories of the...
A joint memorandum from the American Jewish Committee and the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith detailing the recent Orphans' Court ruling in the Girard College desegregation case.
Brief submitted to the Orphans' Court on behalf of William Ashe Foust and Robert Felder, two African-American boys seeking admission to Girard College. Includes a history of the case and summary of the legal arguments supporting the desegregation...
Letter to Samuel H. Daroff concerning the recent United States Supreme Court decision in favor of the desegregation of Girard College and the efforts of the Board of City Trusts to evade the ruling.
