An Appeal for Human Rights

An Appeal for Human Rights is a civil rights manifesto^[1] initially printed as an advertisement in Atlanta newspapers on March 9, 1960 that called for ending racial inequality in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.^[2] The manifesto was written by students of Atlanta's six historically black colleges and universities that comprise the Atlanta University Center.^[3] It was drafted by Roslyn Pope and other students of the Atlanta University Center after the students, led by Lonnie King and Julian Bond, were encouraged by the six presidents of the Atlanta University Center to draft a document stating their goals.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] The students, organized as the Committee on Appeal for Human Rights (COAHR), published An Appeal for Human Rights working within and as part of the Civil Rights Movement.^[8]^[9]

^ Lefever, Harry G. (2005). Undaunted by the fight: Spelman College and the civil rights movement, 1957/1967 (1st ed.). Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press. pp. 23–32. ISBN 0-86554-938-9. OCLC 57594858. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
^ "AP Was There: Atlanta Student Movement of 1960". Associated Press. March 8, 2020. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
^ "An Appeal to Human Rights". City of Atlanta, GA. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
^ Appeal for Human Rights Archived February 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine - Civil Rights Movement Archive
^ Appeal for Human Rights Archived 2010-04-01 at the Wayback Machine - Committee on Appeal for Human Rights
^ Interview (Audio) This Day in History, 1960 (2009-03-09) - PBA Online
^ An Appeal for Human Rights Archived June 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Democratic Underground
^ Atlanta Sit-ins Archived March 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine - Civil Rights Movement Archive
^ Students begin to lead Archived 2016-01-13 at the Wayback Machine Direct Action and Desegregation (1960-1965) - Atlanta in the Civil Rights Movement

[lefever-1] Lefever, Harry G. (2005). Undaunted by the fight: Spelman College and the civil rights movement, 1957/1967 (1st ed.). Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press. pp. 23–32. ISBN 0-86554-938-9. OCLC 57594858. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.

[ap_archives-2] "AP Was There: Atlanta Student Movement of 1960". Associated Press. March 8, 2020. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2022.

[atlantagov-3] "An Appeal to Human Rights". City of Atlanta, GA. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.

[4] Appeal for Human Rights Archived February 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine - Civil Rights Movement Archive

[5] Appeal for Human Rights Archived 2010-04-01 at the Wayback Machine - Committee on Appeal for Human Rights

[6] Interview (Audio) This Day in History, 1960 (2009-03-09) - PBA Online

[7] An Appeal for Human Rights Archived June 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Democratic Underground

[8] Atlanta Sit-ins Archived March 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine - Civil Rights Movement Archive

[9] Students begin to lead Archived 2016-01-13 at the Wayback Machine Direct Action and Desegregation (1960-1965) - Atlanta in the Civil Rights Movement

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