Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-01-20


Thursday when over a 1000 stu
dents plus outsiders led by mem
bers Of the Georgia Ku Klux Khan
rioted and broke windows in the
dorn1itory which housed Miss
Hunter.
State troopers CHARTERED q few
blocks away from the university,
would not intervene, because
they chained Gov. Vandiver,
segregatiOnist, did not give the
order 10 do 50.
The riots which were featured
on most front pages in the Amer
lean press, and Of course in the
European, Russian, Asian, and Az
rican papers vexed many Ameri.
cans now sensitive to the image
which the us. race problem con.
tinues to create In the minds OF the
world. The us. reacted by wide
spread protest and criticism In
Guiding signed statements by one
half Of the faculty Of the Universe
ty Of Georgia where the outrage
occurred, asking immediate rein
statement and protection Of the
Negro students.
Action was immediate. Judge w.
A. Bootle, federal district Judge
who originally ordered the two
students admitted immediately
ruled a. unconstitutional q Georgia
law which cuts or funds which
integTate clasBeA The NAACP
anlCed immediate action to return
the students 10 the school.
The next day Judge Bottle or
dered the University Of Georgia 10
revoke the suspension Of the two
students, ordering that they be- rs-
admitted TO classes by 8 am. Nom
day, Jan. I6.
ScllDol authnritina who had tEisd
nianfully 10 obey the courts orig
inal order issued a sweeping order
to the student body, stating that
any insults. interference Of any
kind engaged in by students
against Miss Hunter and Holmes
when they returned to school would
make perpetrators subject TO sls-
pension, dismissal or both
Monday both attended Glasses
accompanied by Athens, Ga, pO-
Ice officers In plain clothes, and
by Tuesday no police guard Of
the two was visible, although Il
was known that both city, state
and federal officers were ON the
campus. The Fish had began 30
conduct an Investigation Of the
riots to learn n there had been
violations Of civil rights laws.
BY Wednesday a few Of the
white students returned TO their
friendly helloa Of the first day Of
the Negro students appearances ON
the campus.
Only an estimated 1000 OF the
male students Of the campus were
involved In the original disorder
although on the Jan IL. first day
the Negro students were openly
greeted with such RallIes an: Go
home RiggerA" Hello coonR,"
stay home niggers," and other
such derisive terms.
Even then Dean William Tate
and other school officials took
down names Of the students who
tried to start disorders, and q total
Of six students were suspended
At the height Of the Jan. ~
riots Athens police arrested six
armed men, members Of the I'm
KlIAx Khan who now face indlct-
ment by the county grand jury
here I'm Athena
Federal Judge w. A. Bootle,
was hung In effigy in the town Of
Americas, Ca, and he was verbal
ly attacked In the Georgia As
sembly where there was a vigorous
about what to do to
halt school Indignation In other
state schools.
The president Of the University,
Or. o. c. Aderhold and Dean VIII
liam Tate, were under fire from
some Legislators for brain wash
ing" the students into peacefully
accepting the Negro students.
Before Thursdays riots many OF
the women students ON the campus
had exhibited friendliness towards
Miss Hunter and q number Of man
students had escorted young Ham
ilton around the campus
Tv interviewers found tho
campus student body divided on
the Issue. Some stAunch segFega-
tiOnlsts made threatening 10
MARKS about the two Negro stu
dents and others said they were
for uphOlding the law even when
they admitted disagreement and
that their views were not the
prevailing vAsws held BY stu
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