February 21, 1950
Describes that two police officers likely murdered a young Black man after he was placed in jail.
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Sheriff Consorted Freely With Ku Kluxers, Charged
February 23, 1950
Describes that Sheriff Lynch of Dade county would undergo trial for lashing the backs of seven Black men with the Ku Klux Klan.
Former Policeman Pleads Guilty in Civil Rights Case
October 13, 1950
Describes that a police officer named Doyle Mitchum admitted to the murder of a young Black boy named Willie B. Carlisle and conveys that the harshest punishment he could face was one year in prison and a $1,000 fine
Editorial Grist: The South Cannot Be Sure
June 16, 1958
Discusses the idea that there is no reason for the Civil Rights Commission to investigate potential violence in the south and expresses the belief that the south was being mistreated by the Justice Department.