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'Might take some dynamite,' Ware told students at Fisk, from the Nashville Banner, 1967 April 10

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Title	'Might take some dynamite,' Ware told students at Fisk, from the Nashville Banner, 1967 April 10
Personal name	Ware, George Washington, b. 1941?; Carmichael, Stokely; Onwuachi, Patricke Chike
Corporate name	Nashville Banner Fisk University
Topical entry	Civil Rights African Americans Race Relations Education Colleges and Universities Capital City African Americans--Civil rights--Tennessee--Nashville--History--20th century Civil rights--Tennessee--Nashville--History--20th century Social change--Tennessee--Nashville--History--20th century Race riots--Tennessee--Nashville--History--20th century Activists--American--Tennessee--Nashville--1960-1970 Civil rights leaders--Tennessee--Nashville--1960-1970
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Race relations--History--20th century
Description	A Nashville Banner news clipping article by staff writer Doug Looney covering an address presented at Fisk University by civil rights activist George Ware, of Atlanta, who spoke to students in anthropology professor P.C. Onwuachi's class on April 7, 1967. Ware was quoted as telling students that it "might take some dynamite" to shatter racial barriers. He also professed to be scared to be an African American in America and questioned what African Americans can accomplish via education given the social barriers. Thirty-six hours later, Ware was arrested and charged with inciting the riots that occurred over the ensuing weekend. The journal article by staff writer Doug Looney was published in the Nashville Banner, April 10, 1967. Forms part of the Nashville Banner Archives "Miscellaneous - Segregation - Nashville, TN. - 1967 April Riots" Clipping File.
Creator	Looney, Doug (Author)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Date	1967-04-10
Type	Text; Clippings
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	BCF - Miscellaneous - Segregation - Nashville, TN. - 1967 April Riots - c1
Language	English.
Relation	Nashville Banner Archives
Coverage	1960-1969
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-BCF - Miscellaneous - Segregation - Nashville, TN. - 1967 April Riots - c1