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An article appearing in Furman's student newspaper, The Paladin, dated October 26, 1963, detailing a challenge, made by the General Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, to the Furman trustee's resolution authorizing Furman to admit all qualified applicants regardless of race.

An article appearing in Furman's student newspaper, The Paladin, dated October 23, 1964. The author writes about the General Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention's recommendation that the convention abopt a hands-off policy towards desegregation. Admission policies would be left to the trustees of it's church supported colleges.

An article appearing in Furman's student newspaper, The Paladin, dated November 11, 1961, describing, in detail, a meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention where the members voted to amend the charter of Furman University to prohibit Greek letter social fraternities from the campus of Furman, as well as all of the Convention's educational institutions.

An editorial appearing in Furman's student newspaper, The Paladin, dated November 16, 1963. The author is calling for the Furman Board of Trustees to be strong and not bend to the will of the South Carolina Baptist Convention.

Photograph of the Furman Chapter of the Southern Student Organizing Committee, an organization of students committed to peace, racial equity, and participatory democracy. From the 1968 Furman yearbook: 'SSOC is convinced that society is in need of radical reform on every level, including the university level. It is our purpose to work for these reforms, both through education and direct action. Ready to organize are the members of the Southern Student Organizing Committee.

An article appearing in Furman's student newspaper, The Paladin, dated October 12, 1963, detailing a Furman Board of Trustees meeting, held October 8th, 1963, where the Board approved a resolution that Furman University consider applications for admission from all qualified applicants. The author also writes about other topics discussed in the meeting.

An editorial appearing in Furman's student newspaper, The Paladin, dated November 16, 1963. The author is very critical of the South Carolina Baptist Convention and it's reaction to the Furman trustee's resolution authorizing Furman to admit all qualified applicants regardless of race or color.

Video interview with June Manning Thomas. Ms. Thomas enrolled at Furman in 1967 as one of the university's first African American women. She begins the interview speaking about her hometown, Orangeburg, South Carolina, during the 1960s, and being a part of the first group of African American students to attend racially integrated public schools there. As a high school student June attended a summer program at Furman, and she talks about the program and how it infuenced her decision to attend Furman. Ms.

Video interview with Lillian Brock Flemming, one of the first two African American females to graduate Furman University. Lillian enrolled at Furman in 1967 as one of the university's first African American women. She graduated in 1971, and earned her Masters of Education from Furman in 1975. In 1981, she became the first African-American woman to serve on the Greenville City Council, and in 1989 she was elected Mayor Pro Tempore.

An article appearing in Furman's student newspaper, The Paladin, dated November 16, 1963. The author takes a satirical approach in describing a meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention and its reaction to the Furman Trustees' resolution authorizing Furman to admit all qualified applicants regardless of race or color.

An article appearing in Furman's student newspaper, The Paladin, dated November 16, 1963, detailing a meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, and the Convention's approval of the General Board's request that the Furman University Trustees postpone action on the recently announced policy of admission of all qualified students until a feasible policy could be adopted for all South Carolina Baptist institutions.

A statement from the faculty of Furman University in support of integration, presented to the university's Board of Trustees on October 8, 1963.

An editorial appearing in Furman's student newspaper, The Paladin, dated October 26, 1963, written in support of the Furman Board of Trustees' recently approved resolution that Furman University consider applications for admission from all qualified applicants. The writer is in support of acting on the Trustee's resolution the next semester, and is against a resolution by the General Board of the South Carolina Baptist convention requesting a delay.

An article published in Furman Magazine, v. 12 (no. 3), Autumn 1963 about the semi-annual Furman Board of Trustees meeting, held october 8th, 1963, where the Board approved a resolution that Furman University consider applications for admission from all qualified applicants.

Editorial, reprinted from the Greenville News, published in Furman Magazine, v. 12 (no. 3), Autumn 1963. The author explains the wisdom in the Furman University Board of Trustees' adoption of a new policy allowing admission to all qualified students, regardless of race, and explains why it is wise for Southern Baptists, and other church-related colleges to support this decision.