December 29, 1949
Describes the civil rights efforts of Rep. Brooks Hays of Arkansas who aimed to create equal pay for equal work for Black Americans through the Fair Employment Practices Commission.
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Judge Lashes NAACP For Depriving Rights
December 15, 1960
Describes that Supreme Court Judge Joseph A. Mallery believed the NAACP worked against judges who did not advocate for civil rights.
Nobel Prize: To American Negro
October 12, 1950
Highlights that Dr. Ralph Bunche, the UN mediator who aided in resolving a conflict in the Middle East, was the first Black man to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Editorial Grist: Good Bye Huck Finn!
October 17, 1957
Describes the belief that banning racially offensive music and books, such as “Old Black Joe” by Stephen Foster and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, takes away from cultural values.
Editorial Grist: We Are Not Outnumbered
October 17, 1957
Notes that others agree with the southern stance on segregation, including Governor of North Dakota Arthur Davis and others who attended a demonstration at Craig Air Base.
Editorial Grist: Adlai On Location In Harlem
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.
Editorial Grist: Rights For Whites
October 27, 1960
Describes the belief that the rights of white Americans needed to be protected by the federal government because Black Americans were granted more freedoms.
Voice Of The People: No Mystery
October 30, 1958
Describes a speech about integration given by Rev. Charles Kelly of Tuskegee Institute and argues the belief that Black Americans are treated well in the south.
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.
Negro-Sponsored Institute Assailed By Council Speaker
December 13, 1956
Describes that many southern leaders, including Congressmen, disagreed with the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v Board decision and held a meeting in which they aimed to discuss their concerns.
Asks Negroes Seek God’s Aid, Advice
September 21, 1950
Describes that Bishop W.J. Walls of the African M.E. Zion Church called upon Black Christians to pursue God in their fight against injustice.
States (typo) Rights Issue Worries Politicians
September 22, 1949
Notes the divide in the Democratic Party between those who advocate for states’ rights and those who pledge themselves to the national party.
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: For Whom Does He Speak?
September 24, 1959
Explains that Ozark Mayor Douglas Brown could lose support from voters due to his attempts to obtain voting equality for Black Americans.
Editorial Grist: Greater Segregation By 1975?
September 24, 1959
Describes the statements from Joseph D. Lohman, treasurer of the state of Illinois and sociologist, that highlighted that segregation in residential areas across the country could become worse in the future. Also, notes the belief that segregation is human instinct.
Editorial Grist: Kennedy Integration
September 26, 1963
Notes that the Black child (Avery Hatcher) of Associated Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher would attend school with Caroline Kennedy.
Editorial Grist: Example Of How The South Treats The Negro
September 28, 1961
Describes the belief that southerners treat Black Americans with respect because a Black man called “Uncle” Bob Pague was given needed medical treatment and assisted by two white women.
Tables For Negroes Held Constitutional
September 30, 1948
Briefly describes that the federal district court upheld Jim Crow’s segregation policy in railroad dining cars.
Abernathy Scores Folsom’s Stand On Segregation
September 30, 1954
Describes a statement from the GOP nominee for governor, Tom Abernathy, who opposed the remark that segregated schools were unequal, which was made by the democratic nominee for governor, James E. Folsom.
Civil Rights Molisters (typo) Denounced By Mansfield
September 30, 1965
Describes new guidelines, outlined by South Magazine, that police officers needed to follow in order to avoid being accused of brutality by civil rights’ activists.
Farm Bureau Favors Separate, Equal Facilities
October 2, 1952
Describes that the Alabama Farm Bureau Federation voted to provide separate but equal schools and examines how taxes needed to be implemented in order for farmers not to bear the brunt of the cost.
Editorial Grist: The Birmingham Story
October 3, 1963
Describes that a racially-motivated crime (the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing) occurred in Birmingham and critiques the fact that white people were held responsible as well as how people held Governor Wallace as a promoter of racial violence.
Communists Are Pushing Integration In Our Schools
September 13, 1956
Compares and connects the integration efforts of the NAACP to the Communist Party and exerts the belief that the Communists are pushing for young people to join their endeavors.
White Enrollment Up For Tuscumbia Schools
October 4, 1951
Briefly describes that segregated schools in the area received an increase in the number of white students while the number of Black students decreased.