May 6, 1963
The writers ask why people are wanting whites and blacks to live together at all. In short, the writer is advocating strongly for segregation. The writer is from Birmingham.
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Letters to the Editor: “Mute Moderates” Are Asked to Speak Out
March 7, 1963
Writer calls for those who believe in desegregation who have not spoken out to do so in the midst of the events that have transpired across Alabama and in the South. Writer is from Florence, Alabama.
’Sister Sal’ in Lions’ Minstrel
March 9, 1956
Describes a minstrel show put on by the Florence Lions Club in the Coffee High School auditorium. Participants are shown in a photo wearing blackface.
Letters to the Editor: Gradual Removal of Race Barriers Urged
February 26, 1956
Burgess, a Sheffield resident, urges other white southerners to break down their own racial barriers. Says that he does not believe it to be a quick or easy process, but a necessary one.
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.
Letters to the Editor: Says Negro Problem Does Not Exist
February 10, 1956
James S. Williams, the writer of the article, is disagreeing with the comment that Mrs. John Gilbert made about there being a negro problem. He says the problem is not the African Americans seeking equal rights, but those that oppose their desire to seek those rights.
Letter to Editor: Town Creek Woman Differs with U.S. Supreme Court
February 7, 1956
Describes Mrs. Gilbert’s position that ‘Negroes’ should be content to go as they have in the past in relation to race relations in public spaces.