March 16, 1950
Describes that a Black farmer named Thomas Harris was shot and that his family was murdered and presents that the suspect on trial was Windol Whitt, who was represented by the mayor of the town.
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Lynching Said No Longer Barometer of Race Conflict
February 4, 1951
Explains the belief that lower numbers of Black Americans were being lynched incomparison to white Americans and that violence against the Black community was likely totake form in different ways, such as bombings and flogging
Race Riot Breaks Out In Brooklyn School
January 16, 1951
Describes that a fight between a Black boy and a white boy broke out in a Brooklyn High School and that many other students participated, as well
Public Rally Held By Klan In S. Carolina: Handbills Urge: ‘Hear What The Klan Stands For
November 12, 1950
Describes that the Ku Klux Klan was to hold a rally in order to explain their version of a violent night where they attacked a man named Rufus Lee at his home, attacked Black Americans at Myrtle Beach, and conducted a shooting that resulted in multiple injuries and deaths
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.
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.
“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: Playing Into Their Hands
June 1, 1961
Expresses the belief that violence against Civil Rights activists, particularly those known as the “Freedom Riders”, would not be productive in the effort to legally maintain segregation.
Negro Claims Rape By Two Farmers
February 26, 1948
Describes that an investigation was being conducted after a Black woman named Mamie Peterson filed charges of rape against two white men.