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The Grinding Life of Poverty and Segregation
Vickie English, a junior at Bennington College, reports life in a southeast Alabama Negro community for the Southern Courier. She describes Dothan and surrounding areas, showing urban renewal clashes, segregated schooling, and poverty, with details on local leadership, housing, and public works, and the Courier’s limited influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vickie English
Bennington College
Southern Courier
Montgomery
Alabama
THE
Deep South
Courier
South
North
Ford Foundation
Mississippi
Dothan
Ala
Wallace D. Malone
First National Bank
City Commission
Wallace Malone
East Troy Street
Paul Barrentine
Johnnie Mae Rubb
Barrentine
City
Troy Street
Cash and Carry
Renaissance Club
Baptist Ministers Association
Voters’ League
Renaissance Wives Club
Marion Hawk
All
Negro Hawk - Houston Boys Club
Rufus Davis
Alfred Hicks
Supreme Court