Mel Dorn (b. January 5, 1945) grew up on Columbia Avenue and lived in North Philadelphia during the 1964 race riots. Mr. Dorn discusses the difficult economic conditions within the community and the tensions between residents and police that helped...
A comprehensive study of the 1964 Columbia Avenue riots, including a timeline of events and analysis of the social and neighborhood conditions that contributed to the riots. Includes a foreword and afterword reflecting on the nature of race riots...
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.
