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...
Minutes from a meeting of the Fellowship Commission's Board of Commissioners detailing the Fellowship Commission's involvement in the effort to desegregate Girard College.
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...
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...
Copy of the Fellowship Commission's amicus curiae brief submitted to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in the Girard College desegregation case. Includes a history of the case and statement of questions involved concerning Stephen Girard's will...
Correspondence between Leon I. Mesirov and Harold Gill Reuschlein concerning Mr. Reushclein's opinion and possible testimony in the Girard College desegregation case.
Copy of legal brief for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, submitted to the Philadelphia Orphans' Court in the Girard College desegregation case. Includes a history of the case and statement of legal issues involved.
