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Desegregation Clash Deepens as Principles Manifesto Spreads
Barbara Barnard notes postwar desegregation progress has given way to reaction after the 1954 Supreme Court ruling. She reports Alabama actions and a new Southern manifesto the Constitutional Principles with 19 senators and 77 representatives backing it. The piece warns the pledge to use lawful means to overturn school desegregation heightens national tensions and risks a split in the country.
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