An Appeal for Human Rights

An Appeal for Human Rights was drafted by Roslyn Pope and other students of the Atlanta University Center after the students, led by Lonnie King and Julian Bond, were encouraged by the six presidents of the Atlanta University Center to draft a document released on March 15, 1960. The students, organized as the Committee on Appeal for Human Rights (COAHR), published "An Appeal for Human Rights" on March 9, 1960 working within and part of the Civil Rights Movement. The "Appeal for Human Rights" was received with both positive acclaim, and skeptical criticism at the time of publishing.

An Appeal for Human Rights

An Appeal for Human Rights was drafted by Roslyn Pope and other students of the Atlanta University Center after the students, led by Lonnie King and Julian Bond, were encouraged by the six presidents of the Atlanta University Center to draft a document released on March 15, 1960. The students, organized as the Committee on Appeal for Human Rights (COAHR), published "An Appeal for Human Rights" on March 9, 1960 working within and part of the Civil Rights Movement. The "Appeal for Human Rights" was received with both positive acclaim, and skeptical criticism at the time of publishing.