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  • Collection: The Doris M. Johnson Project: Civil Rights Movement Series

The Cambridge Movement, 1963

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After success in Baltimore, the student-led Civic Interest Group (CIG) and Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) turned their eyes toward Cambridge, MD. When the teens were met with violence from the local law enforcement, adults took up…

Northwood Theater Protest

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In 1955, students from Morgan State College began a protest of the Northwood Shopping Center. While many of the stores dropped their segregated policies by 1963, the Northwood Theatre refused. Peaceful protests of the theater’s policy occurred…

Hooper’s Sit-In and Bell v. Maryland

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On June 17, 1960, students from Dunbar High School, many part of the Civic Interest Group, staged one of Baltimore’s earliest sit-ins at Hooper’s Restaurant. The students persisted despite the owner turning off the lights and air conditioning on…