Dean John J. Costello talking to crowd on SC campus (May 1969)
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A photograph that shows Dean John J. Costello speaking into a bullhorn on the campus of Springfield College trying to "calm the storm" on May 13 or 14, 1969. There are people standing behind him and Judd Gymnasia can be seen in the distance. Legacy Alumni of Color idenfication on June 8th, 2021: For this and the subsequent photo (rg 108-02-13-002), the group noted that this was Dean Costello "working to calm the storm." There was agreement that the assembled group of white students were opposed to the Black student protests. The group noted the evident menacing looks by several of the white students assembled in the crowd. ;
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