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Negro Leader of Methodists Praises Whites: Asks Preservation of Negro Church As Separate Entity

January 5, 1951

Describes a speech given by Bishop Luther Stewart, leader of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, where he complimented white Southerners in their treatment of Black Americans

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Fanny Cole, Negro, 107, Dies At Home

December 6, 1950

Expresses that longtime resident Fanny Cole had passed away and notes that shehad helped found Mount Zion Primitive Baptist Church

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Editorial Grist: Segregationist Ministers Are Silent On Issue

July 24, 1958

Describes the belief that pro-segregation ministers needed to advocate for segregation and displays the discriminatory views of Dr. Henry L. Lyon of Montgomery who was the president of the Alabama Baptist Convention.

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