By April C. Armstrong *14
In this week’s installment of our recurring series, a Black Panther’s visit brings tension, the faculty express support for fallout shelters, and more.
February 9, 1971—Despite the University administration’s objections to the plan, those who attend Black Panther co-founder Huey P. Newton’s speech in Jadwin Gymnasium must voluntarily submit to being frisked.
February 11, 1962—More than a hundred Princeton faculty members join with over 60 of their colleagues at Rutgers University in signing an open letter to U.S. President John F. Kennedy in support of fallout shelters.
February 13, 1893—A book commemorating the 50th reunion of the Class of 1841 has just been published.
February 14, 1874—At the invitation of the Students’ Lecture Association, activist Wendell Phillips speaks on “Temperance, Labor & Woman” in the Second Presbyterian Church.
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