Letter from Lillie and Matthew Jefferson to Wilbert Locklin (March 14, 1970)
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This is a four-page letter from Lillie B. Jefferson and Matthew Jefferson, parents to Springfield College student Paulette Jefferson, to Wilbert E. Locklin, President of Springfield College, dated March 14, 1970. The letter states their opinion on how Locklin and Springfield College should treat the Black students who took over Massasoit Hall on campus to protest their treatment by the college.
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