Date: May 23, 1957
Decade: 1950s
Creator: Thomas Abernathy
Description: Describes the belief that legislative efforts to end segregation, such as the anti-poll tax, anti-lynch, and FEPC, would ultimately fail because they were anti-south and expresses the idea that civil rights efforts were becoming less popular across the nation.
Language: English
Subject: Civil Rights Bill, Congress, Legislation
Location Depicted: Colbert Co., AL, Tuscumbia, AL
Digital Publisher: Colbert County Reporter
Rights Information: Public Domain (Fair Use)
Citation: Abernathy, Thomas. “Southerners Make Headway On Ike’s Civil Rights Bill.” Colbert County Reporter, May 23, 1957.
Source Format: Newspaper
Type: Text
Format: PDF
Tags: AntiSouth, Bills, CivilRights, Congress, House, Legislation, Senate