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'''Origins:''' The [[Student Representative Council|SRC]] voted unanimously to boycott the barbers of downtown Fredericton that showed racial discrimination in any form. | '''Origins:''' The [[Student Representative Council|SRC]] voted unanimously to boycott the barbers of downtown Fredericton that showed racial discrimination in any form. | ||
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Revision as of 12:38, 21 August 2015
Date(s) of occurrence: 5 December 1947 - 14 January 1948
Origins: The SRC voted unanimously to boycott the barbers of downtown Fredericton that showed racial discrimination in any form.
Account of events: As reported in The Brunswickan, two UNB students were denied service at several barber shops in Fredericton because of their race. After meeting several days later, the S.R.C. passed a motion to boycott the offending barbers, send a formal letter of protest to the City Chamber of Commerce, authorize an extra edition of The Brunswickan publicize the controversy, and share the story with the local media outlets so as to spread awareness of the issue. Over five hundred students signed the protest letter in a matter of days.
The boycott lasted just over a month before it was lifted by the S.R.C., having deemed to have served its purpose.
Note(s): The Brunswickan openly criticized the Daily Gleaner for not reporting on the issue.
Source(s):
- UNB Scrapbooks (UA RG 100), 1919 - 1943. The Daily Gleaner, "UNB Students Will Boycott Barbershops," 3 December 1947.
- The Brunswickan, vol. 67, no. 10, 5 December 1947, p. 1-4.
- The Brunswickan, vol. 67, no. 12, 14 January 1948, p. 1.
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