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Political Turmoil and Courage in Mississippi Hearings
The text notes John L. Lewis and 50,000 United Mine Workers in trouble, mentions Theodore Bilbo of Mississippi, and highlights two hundred Black witnesses, a Jewish rabbi, and a Catholic priest giving testimony against hate. It comments on future southern primaries and the paradox of progress amid white supremacy.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Bilbo
Mississippi Bilbos
Mississippi