August 27, 1955
Describes that the US District Court denied an appeal from the University ofAlabama to maintain segregation after Autherine Lucy and Polly Ann Myers, both Black women, applied for entry
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Negro Women Seek To Enter University
June 28, 1955
Describes that Polly Anne Myers and Autherine J. Lucy, two Black women from Birmingham, were seeking to enter the University of Alabama.
Following Court Victory: Negroes To Ask University Admission
June 30, 1955
Describes that a federal judge ruled that Arthurine J. Lucy and Polly Ann Myers Hudson could not be denied entry into the University of Alabama because of their race
Young Negro Soprano To Be Vocal Soloist
January 26, 1951
Describes that a young, Black woman named Mary Robbswould appear as a soprano soloist with the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra
Editorial Grist: A Reasonable Request
June 6, 1963
Expresses anger toward integration, particularly at the request from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for President Kennedy to accompany a young Black woman as she began studying at the University of Alabama.
Editorial Grist: Crummy Bigotry at Loyola
February 20, 1964
Explains the belief that free speech was denied when President Maguire of Loyola University denied Governor Wallace the ability to speak on campus due to the belief that it would offend the Black community.
Editorial Grist: Meredith Venture Nears An End
January 24, 1963
Explains the efforts to restrict James Meredith from attending Ole Miss and presents the notion that Meredith was a lowly student and that the excessive funds utilized for the integration of the university were a waste.
Editorial Grist: Brute Force, For Whites Only?
January 10, 1963
Questions the right for Black student James Meredith to leave Ole Miss to attend an NAACP meeting and poses that white students are facing discrimination.