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.
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Editorial Grist: Arkansas Spoke For The South
August 7, 1958
Explains that Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus, who blocked integration at Central High School in Little Rock, was re-elected by a notable margin.
Hill Demands Protection State Right
July 1, 1948
Expresses that many southern government leaders were displeased with the efforts to end segregation, poll taxes, and lynching, all of which they argued could be handled by state authorities.
Editorial Grist: The Great Experiment
July 4, 1963
Vaguely examines integration and the perceived consequences that could result on a national level if it were to be enforced by the federal government.
“Drive KKK Out Of Business” Heflin Tells Legionnaires
July 7, 1949
Describes that a Tuscumbia attorney and Howell Thomas Heflin aimed to convince delegates that they needed to help get rid of the KKK and their violent principles.
Editorial Grist: For A Saner Approach
July 7, 1949
Describes the belief that fighting against the Ku Klux Klan with violence is not productive and supports the efforts of Jefferson’ Sherriff McDowell in his investigation of the Klan.
Civil Rights Boomerang
June 3, 1948
Describes the conflicting ideas about segregation and integration in public schools, primarily from the perspective of Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon.
Folsom Gives Stand Gn (typo) Segregation, If It Is A Stand
July 7, 1955
Vaguely describes that Governor Folsom planned to pass a bill that would impact segregation in public schools.
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: Teachers And Preachers
July 7, 1960
Briefly states the belief that Black Americans should focus more on bettering their own community than working toward gaining rights across the nation.
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.
McCorvey Won’t Go To Convention
June 10, 1948
Describes that Gessner T. McCorvey, chairman of the State Democratic Executive Committee, would not go to convention but would continue his fight against President Truman and civil rights legislation.
Editorial Grist: Mississippi Troubles And LBJ
July 9, 1964
Describes the belief that civil rights activists, specifically those working in Mississippi, needed to cease with their attempts to promote equality in order to maintain the peace.
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.
Negro Population Shows Decreasing In Alabama
June 14, 1956
Describes the steady decline of Black Americans in the south and provides statistical information.
Editorial Grist: The South Cannot Be Sure
June 16, 1958
Discusses the idea that there is no reason for the Civil Rights Commission to investigate potential violence in the south and expresses the belief that the south was being mistreated by the Justice Department.
Negro Pupils’ Plea Balked In Virginia
June 18, 1959
Describes that the Floyd County School Board would not allow fourteen Black students to transfer to public white high schools in the area and explains that county schools would potentially be shut down if integration occurred.
Editorial Grist: The True Lesson Of Little Rock
June 19, 1958
Argues that the Little Rock Nine were only successful in demonstrating that integration would be a violent, unnecessary process.
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: The Famous About – Face
June 25, 1964
Displays statements against the creation of the FEPC made by Lyndon B. Johnson during his time in the Senate, prior to his presidency.
Republicans Look For Control Of The South
June 20, 1957
Argues that Republicans were pushing for Civil Rights in an effort to gain control of the south and for political gain; particularly analyzes the efforts of Vice President Richard Nixon.
Johnson’s Record on ‘Civil Rights’
March 19, 1964
Conveys that President Johnson claimed he was a supporter of civil rights legislation and examines his votes within Congress that contradicted that claim.
Editorial Grist: Supreme Court Ruling On Segregation
May 20, 1954
Expresses rage toward the Supreme Court for enforcing desegregation in certain areas across the United States.