January 30, 1955
Describes that the family of Mrs. Hattie Perkins, a Black family within the Florence community, lost all of their belongings in a fire and that the Florence Fire Chief, L.D. Lovelace,requested donations for the family
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All-Summer Civil Rights Fight Looms: But Congressional Leaders Failing To Support President
January 18, 1950
Describes the disputes within the House of Representatives as conflicting sides of civil rights legislation began to enter discussion and the efforts from President Truman to keep the House legislation rules the same in order for a fair decision to be made.
Negro House Total Loss of $5,500
April 3, 1950
Briefly describes that the home of a Black woman named Sadie Hicks burned down and that the cause was undetermined.
Southerners Make Headway On Ike’s Civil Rights Bill
May 23, 1957
Describes the belief that legislative efforts to end segregation, such as the anti-poll tax, anti-lynch, and FEPC, would ultimately fail because they were anti-south and expresses the idea that civil rights efforts were becoming less popular across the nation.