January 13, 1966
Depicts the efforts of Governor Wallace and the Legislative Council to keep Black Alabamians out of government office and explains the vote to create a study to ensure that Black Alabamians are not elected.
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Questions And Answers Show Up Civil Rights Bill
January 30, 1964
Contains posed questions and answers that analyze the Civil Rights Bill and the inferred definition of discrimination, and the two participants draw the conclusion that the bill is unjust and would result in tyranny.
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.
Negro Pays Fine After Entering Plea Early Today
November 3, 1961
Describes Charlie Brown, a Florence ‘Negro’ previously taken into custody for “breaching the peace”, pleading guilty to his charge and paying a fine of $10. The articles goes on to say that the incident had no connection with any planned “sit-in” movement and was a misunderstanding.
Possible Local ‘Sit-In’ Attempt Reported Today
November 2, 1961
This article describes Charlie Brown, a ‘Negro’ man, sitting down in a downtown drugstore in Florence, Alabama. Police were called after Brown made no effort to leave despite being asked to do so by store owners and he was taken into custody. The police assumed he would be charged with breach of the peace.
Letters to the Editor: Proud Negro Wants to Be Proud American
March 10, 1965
The author shows his desire to be a proud American rather than just a proud ‘Negro.’ He acknowledges that no race is above another and he longs for the day where he can recite the allegiance to the flag in a truthful manner. When that day comes, he will no longer be a proud ‘Negro’ but a proud American.
Letters to the Editor: In Defense of the Rights of Negroes
February 18, 1965
The writer says that whites should not resent the peaceful demands that ‘negroes’ make in relation to their civil rights.
Letters to the Editor: Decatur Area Man Has All the Answers
May 11, 1963
Describes a Decatur resident vouching to keep desegregation in place. He also says that ‘negroes’ are less developed and meant to be separate from whites.
Letter to the Editor: Sees Sinister Forces Destroying Nation
May 8, 1963
Compares the NAACP to the Communist Party and says that ‘Negroes’ should go back to Africa. Writer is from Tuscaloosa.
Letters to the Editor: ‘Keep Your Mouth Shut’ She Advises
May 6, 1963
The writers ask why people are wanting whites and blacks to live together at all. In short, the writer is advocating strongly for segregation. The writer is from Birmingham.
Letters to the Editor: “Mute Moderates” Are Asked to Speak Out
March 7, 1963
Writer calls for those who believe in desegregation who have not spoken out to do so in the midst of the events that have transpired across Alabama and in the South. Writer is from Florence, Alabama.