October 18, 1956
Describes the civil rights efforts of Adlai Stevenson, previous Governor of Illinois and also notes the divisions within government officials on the issue of segregation.
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Editorial Grist: The Integration Showcase Of America
November 26, 1964
Describes that efforts to integrate schools in Washington DC seemingly failed and questions the success of desegregation.
Alabama Declines To Present Segregation Briefs
September 23, 1954
Explains that Alabama planned to defy the Supreme Court’s request to desegregate public schools.
Editorial Grist: Handwriting On The Wall
July 18, 1963
Describes the belief that whites in the north oppose integration as much as those in the south and explains that the Kennedy administration needed to acknowledge the white majority.
Editorial Grist: South’s Right To Fight
August 4, 1955
Explains the belief that those who oppose integration, specifically those apart of White Citizens Councils, needed to speak out because of the perceived consequences that could ensue from the desegregation of public schools.
School Boards Urged To Resist
August 11, 1966
Explains that school boards were told that it was within their rights to maintain segregation despite federal law and also describes the segregationist views of Governor George C. Wallace.
Editorial Grist: A New Chapter Of Shame
August 12, 1948
Describes opposition to President Truman’s proposal to eventually desegregate the armed services.
Wallace Thrills A Crowd of 5,000 Here
September 5, 1963
Describes a rally held by Governor Wallace where he declared that he would continue to defy federal law and attempt to maintain segregation in public schools, specifically at a white school in Tuskegee.
Editorial Grist: School Mixing
June 3, 1965
Expresses the belief that forced integration in schools would not be beneficial and explains the idea that schools should be separated residentially, even if that results in inequality.
Editorial Grist: Negro Editor Speaks Out
June 11, 1959
Describes that Percy Green, a Black newspaper editor in Mississippi, believed that the 1954 decision from the Supreme Court was not benefitting Black Americans.
Editorial Grist: Confrontation In Alabama
June 20, 1963
Describes previous efforts from Governor George Wallace to maintain segregation and argues that the courts should readdress the constitutionality of desegregation.
Editorial Grist: A Negro Looks At Segregation
February 5, 1953
Describes that people within the Black community do not see desegregation as the proper way to improve race relations and create equality because the integration of schools could cause many Black teachers in the south to be without jobs and to lose their salaries.
Editorial Grist: The Other Way Around
February 14, 1963
Explains the belief that Attorney General Kennedy was unjust toward white Americans in his efforts to desegregate schools and federally fund integrated schools.
In Court-Ordered Desegregation Plan: Colbert Proposes School Zone Changes
January 13, 1970
Describes the Colbert County Board of Education submitting a desegregation plan to the federal courts system. The plan that was proposed sought to increase the number of black students in white schools. Sheffield, Tuscumbia, and Muscle Shoals are excluded from the zoning divisions. A map is included to show closer detail of the school zoning.
Lauderdale Defeats All Amendments: Unofficial Count Shows Disagreement with State Vote
August 29, 1956
Describes the unoffical results of Lauderdale County ballots regarding amendments 2 and 3. Both were soundly rejected by the populace.
Before Voters Today: 2 Amendments Propose to Maintain Segregation in Schools and Public Places
August 28, 1956
Describes Alabamians’ reactions to amendments being voted on that would force them to “sacrifice control over the racial segregation of public school, public parks, and housing. Amendments number 2 and 3 are of particular interest. Number 2 is also named the “Freedom of Choice” amendment, which sought to remove the constitutional obligation for state-supported education as well as the requirement for segregated schools.