Governor LeRoy Collins Speech on Race Relations, March 20, 1960

Alternative Title

Sit-In Speech

Creator

LeRoy Collins

Files

Publication Date

3-20-1960

Abstract

A radio broadcast from Governor LeRoy Collins on race relations. The speech, given March 20, 1960, to Station WFGA in Jacksonville, spoke about the sit-ins at the lunch counter of Woolworth's in Greensboro, North Carolina and how they spread to Tallahassee. Mentioned are White Citizens Councils, Florida A&M University, the Ku Klux Klan, and the Fabisinski Committee.

Keywords

Civil rights demonstrations, Greensboro Sit-ins (Greensboro N.C. 1960), White Citizens' Council, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Ku Klux Klan (1915- ), L.L. (Leo Luke) Fabisinski (1890-1960)

Extent

00:24:54; 7 page transcript

Geographic Location

Jacksonville (Fla.); Greensboro (N.C.); Tallahassee (Fla.)

Physical Collection

LeRoy Collins Papers

Language

English

Media Type

Broadcasts

Identifier

J15-00002

Recommended Citation

Collins, LeRoy, "Governor LeRoy Collins Speech on Race Relations, March 20, 1960" (1960). LeRoy Collins Collection - Records. 1.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/collins_records/1