Word: belled
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...This period will make a great difference to many of our members," says Bell. "If a guy is out of school for two years, it is very hard for him suddenly to go to work every...
...shiny desks in the main office. Ferguson, dressed in chinos and a wine-colored sport shirt, insisted on being called "mister." Like most of Alliance's 200 members, he is a high school dropout. Since Ferguson had to go to a meeting, he sent me to talk to Sam Bell, Alliance's president...
...Bell, 22, who quit Boston University after three years, explained why so many Roxbury Negroes drop out of school: "I think the basic problem with thinking about schools in Boston is that they do not make students feel really happy about attending. Take for instance a Roxbury Negro in Boston English High School. He doesn't feel that this educational program is geared for him. Every day he sees people like Mrs. Hicks who are not exactly for him. That type of thing does not exactly leave a healthy attitude...
Alliance is constantly searching for support from private industry, but it will not accept help from federal agencies or adult political organizations. "Federal programs have too many strings attached," Bell explained. "There are too many stipulations on how to spend money. For example, we need money for transportation, but we can't get it from ABCD...
Alliance wants to be independent of adult Negro organizations too. The group feels that Negro adults are already doing their share of the work, and youth must do its portion. "Taking funds from groups like Operation Exodus would just make them less effective," Bell said...