A group of police beat a student protester, "Black Power Demonstration", November 17th, 1967, Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
The students’ goals were overshadowed by tragedy on the morning of November 17th, 1967, when 3,500 students who were peacefully protesting were attacked by busloads of police officers.
- Karen Asper-Jordan, a student demonstrator, describes her experience as a young adult being attacked by police, January 31st, 2019.
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We've come here to demand our rights and the police molest us" -A student leader, November 17th, 1967, "Student Leaps From Window to Join Melee". |
"A number of demonstrators [claim] that they had heard Rizzo order his officers to ‘get their black asses’ -Up South: Civil Rights and Black Power in Philadelphia.
Students protest peacefully outside of the School Board, "Protest March", November 17th, 1967, Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
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Police brutally drag a man, November 17th, 1967, The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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“Come on down here, nigger, and you’ll get it!” -A police officer to a demonstrator, Up South: Civil Rights and Black Power in Philadelphia.
As a form of retaliation, some students began destroying downtown Philadelphia, smashing windows and starting fights.
One of the tragedies of the walkouts was that children were brutally beat by the group of people who were supposed to protect them.