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Negroes Set Goodwyn Tax Bill Rally

November 13, 1955

Describes that a rally in support of the Goodwyn Amendment was to be held at Sterling High School by the Sterling Teachers’ Association

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New Step To Avoid Integration: Senate Approves Police Power

July 23, 1955

Describes that the Alabama Senate approved the use of police power to maintain segregation in public school

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After Legislator Reveals ‘Threat’ Folsom May Give Reply To Negro Voter Charge

February 14, 1955

Describes that Governor Folsom threatened to enfranchise Black voters in order to get a bill passed

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Editorial Grist: Negro Education Uphold Segregation

August 23, 1956

Describes the perspective of Dr. J.H. White, president of Mississippi Vocational College for Negroes at Itta Bena, who believed that the integration of schools would cause Black students to suffer academically.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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