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February 12, 2020 at 5:48 pm #1264
In the 1950s Donald S. Harris was a student at Ethical Culture Fieldston School, a congregant of Christ Church Riverdale, and a resident of North Riverdale–where he played baseball in the park on a team sponsored by Riverdale Steakhouse. In 1963, he spent many weeks in jail for his part in the effort to enfranchise Black voters in the south for the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee.
The Riverdale Press told the story (enlarged text below):
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There is a really great interview with Harris that was done in 2017 that gets into his time in Riverdale and the sacrifices of his parents that allowed him to attend Fieldston: https://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/64-text-html/1860-harris-donald
A little more info on his civil rights activisim: https://snccdigital.org/people/don-harris/
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November 7, 2024 at 6:52 pm #4478
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November 7, 2024 at 6:57 pm #4479
“Insurrection Law in Georgia Voided”, NYT, November 2, 1963, declaring the 1871 sedition law unconstitutional.
The NYT Machine would not let me pdf this article.
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November 7, 2024 at 6:59 pm #4480
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November 7, 2024 at 7:03 pm #4481
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November 7, 2024 at 7:04 pm #4482
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November 7, 2024 at 7:07 pm #4483
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November 7, 2024 at 7:22 pm #4484
“In it’s opinion…the Court …found that the insurrection and unlawful assembly statutes were unconstitutional and void.”
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November 7, 2024 at 7:35 pm #4485
Donald S. Harris actions were more than courageous example of political action, this case changed civil rights law and set constitutional precedent.
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November 7, 2024 at 8:57 pm #4486
Historic times! The fortitude that people had in the face of institutional power is forever humbling to me.
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November 8, 2024 at 1:10 pm #4487
Yes….More Historic recent news of an insurrection that cane be traced to political change
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June 19, 2025 at 7:34 am #4788
Commemorating Juneteenth 2025 by recognizing the contributions of local history to the overall narrative.
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