Ballad of the students' sit-in

Item Information

Title:
Ballad of the students' sit-in
Description:
Song praising the students who sat "side by equal side," and insisting that "In demanding to be served, Demanding to be free, We serve the cause of justice, of all humanity." Sent to W. E. B. Du Bois with love and seasons greetings.
Creator:
Merriam, Eve, 1916-1992
Addressee:
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Date:
[ca. December 1960]
Format:
Manuscripts
Genre:
Ballads
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 151 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
W. E. B. Du Bois Papers
Series:
Series 1A. Correspondence
Extent:
1 p.
Link to Item:
https://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums312-b151-i334
Terms of Use:
All rights for this document are held by the David Graham Du Bois Trust. Requests to publish, redistribute, or replicate this material should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
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Place of origin:
New York (N.Y.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
mums312-b151-i334