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Editorial Grist: Cloud Of Lunacy Begins To Break

October 10, 1963

Describes a boycott (The Birmingham Campaign) that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. planned to conduct in Birmingham and notes that two Black men, Gaston (a funeral home owner) and Gaston (a lawyer), did not support the efforts.

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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.

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To Pray for ‘Justice to Prevail’: 10,000 Negroes Expected Tonight at Montgomery Meet; New Arrests Made

February 23, 1956

Describes the bus boycotts taking place in Montgomery, arrests being made, and petitions of prayers on behalf of those participating in the bus boycotts.

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In Face of Possible Indictments: Montgomery Negroes Continue Boycott

February 21, 1956

Describes Rev. Abernathy and a group of around 4,000 refusing to stop the bus boycott in the face of possible Grand Jury indictment.

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‘Quit Giving Negroes Rides’, Mayor Urges in Montgomery

January 25, 1956

George Wallace reacts to the ongoing bus boycott in Montgomery.

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