April 15, 1965
Describes the perception that race relations were functional within Alabama, specifically in regard to education. Also, presents a statistic that Black teachers were paid more than white teachers.
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Letter to Editor: Businessmen Oppose Rights Bill
April 19, 1965
Describes the disapproval of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by The Business and Professional Men’s Association of Birmingham. Also, explains that they plan to send the included resolution to members of Congress.
State May Have To Turn To Private Schools To Avoid Integration, Patterson Says
May 5, 1960
Describes that Alabama Governor Patterson studied the private school system in Prince Edward County, Virginia in case integration was forced onto schools in Alabama.
A Report From George C. Wallace, Governor of Alabama
May 16, 1963
Conveys the issues George Wallace wished to see addressed during his time as governor of Alabama and also describes his desire to reinforce and maintain segregation.
Editorial Grist: Playing Into Their Hands
June 1, 1961
Expresses the belief that violence against Civil Rights activists, particularly those known as the “Freedom Riders”, would not be productive in the effort to legally maintain segregation.
Johnson’s Record on ‘Civil Rights’
March 19, 1964
Conveys that President Johnson claimed he was a supporter of civil rights legislation and examines his votes within Congress that contradicted that claim.
Supreme Court Grants Stay In Integration Order For State Jails
March 23, 1967
Describes the order for Alabama prisons to be integrated as the result of a Supreme Court ruling and explains the push back from Governor Lurleen Wallace and Attorney General Gallion.
Editorial Grist: Qualifications For The Right To Vote
March 25, 1965
Exhibits the perception that voting rights were already guaranteed to Black Americans if they meet the qualifications and explains that no other civil rights legislation is necessary.
Alabama Exhibit At Chicago Is Predicted
March 15, 1965
Describes that Governor Wallace visited Chicago for an Alabama travel exhibit and that protests broke out, many under the direction of CORE. Also, explains that Wallace expressed gratitude to the policeman who guarded the exhibit from picketers.
Editorial Grist: Advancement In Harmony
March 31, 1960
Explains the belief that the non-violent civil rights movement is dangerous and that there is no need for a civil rights movement of any kind because the south is a harmonious place for both Black and white Americans.
Editorial Grist: Governor Wallace Leads The Fight
April 2, 1964
Explains the belief that Governor Wallace running for president would bring attention to the opposing side of the civil rights bill.
Editorial Grist: Fiery Crosses Burn Again
April 14, 1960
Explains the belief that the Ku Klux Klan is not any worse than those advocating for civil rights within the NAACP.
Editorial Grist: The Story of Selma
February 11, 1965
Depicts a belief that the King-led fight for the ballot in Selma was an act of resistance that compares to communism and that those working within that cause were the aggressors and oppressors.
Integration Makes Slow Progress
February 13, 1964
Explains the perception that the implementation of laws regarding integration by the Supreme Court were unwanted by white Americans across the nation and that Congress needed to focus on other important issues.
Editorial Grist: The Other Way Around
February 14, 1963
Explains the belief that Attorney General Kennedy was unjust toward white Americans in his efforts to desegregate schools and federally fund integrated schools.
Editorial Grist: Crummy Bigotry at Loyola
February 20, 1964
Explains the belief that free speech was denied when President Maguire of Loyola University denied Governor Wallace the ability to speak on campus due to the belief that it would offend the Black community.
Letter to Editor: Denver Negro Objects To Street Demonstrations
February 25, 1965
A Wallace Ally in Chicago
February 27, 1964
Describes that Governor Wallace went on a tour of the Midwest and explains that he agreed with a Black, Chicago man named S.B Fuller who exhibited his views that civil rights protests were unproductive and that racial justice would not be acquired through integration.
Wallace Resolution Progresses
March 11, 1965
Describes the resolution suggested by Governor Wallace to enable states to choose whether or not to integrate their schools and explains that other southern states began to approve the measure.
Editorial Grist: Brakes On Negro Progress
March 14, 1963
Defends the use of minstrel images and criticizes organizations such as the NAACP who speak out against racial discrimination through racial portrayals, such as those of a “mammy” figure.
Editorial Grist: Racial Agitation Becomes Widespread
March 19, 1964
Conveys the belief that the migration of Black Americans caused problems for white Americans in those areas, that the effort to integrate schools was unfounded, and that Black leaders within the civil rights movement were uninformed.
Wallace Helps People Understand Civil Rights Bill
January 30, 1964
Explains that Governor Wallace provided his interpretations of the Civil Rights Bill on public television and that he also conferred with leaders in other states as they presented their conclusions on the legislation.
Editorial Grist: Peace, Good Will – Ku Klux Version
January 7, 1960
Describes that the Ku Klux Klan intimidated a Black high school band so that they would not perform in the Christmas parade and explains the anger within factions of the community resulting from the Ku Klux Klan’s power over organizations.
Editorial Grist: Brute Force, For Whites Only?
January 10, 1963
Questions the right for Black student James Meredith to leave Ole Miss to attend an NAACP meeting and poses that white students are facing discrimination.