July 13, 1950
Describes the vote for the disbandment of the Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC) and how many perceived that the result of that vote meant that President Truman would not be able to follow through on his civil rights promises.
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Housing Plan For Negroes Abandoned
January 6, 1950
Explains that Black housing projects in the Nashville area were abandoned, under-funded, or destroyed and describes the efforts of the American Civil Liberties Union to gain justice for those residents.
Segregation In R.R. Dining Cars Outlawed: Supreme Court Says Violates Section Of Act; Vote Unanimous
June 5, 1950
Discusses the banning of legalized segregation by the Supreme Court due to the appeal from Elmer W. Henderson.
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.
Constitutional Rights
April 22, 1948
Argues that President Truman’s efforts to implement civil rights legislation is unnecessary.
Editorial Grist: Brakes On Negro Progress
March 14, 1963
Defends the use of minstrel images and criticizes organizations such as the NAACP who speak out against racial discrimination through racial portrayals, such as those of a “mammy” figure.
Wallace Suggests Plans To Bar Negroes From Offices
January 13, 1966
Depicts the efforts of Governor Wallace and the Legislative Council to keep Black Alabamians out of government office and explains the vote to create a study to ensure that Black Alabamians are not elected.