The Southern Temper by William Peters reviewed
A September 4 1958 column discusses William Peters article in McCall's and his new book The Southern Temper. Published by Doubleday on April 21, it offers a fresh, impartial view of desegregation in the South, praising Peters for clarity and a balanced portrayal of changing attitudes and race relations amid reform and resistance.
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William Peters
McCall's
South
Bill Peters
Doubleday & Company
Harry Golden
Harry
Supreme Court
America
Ku Klux Klan
White Citizens Councils
Faubus
Arkansas
Dynamiters
NAACP
Letters on beer, liberalism, and labels from readers
A Fayetteville reader argues against a wet state, mocking a pro tax approach to alcohol and likens it to legalizing murder. A New York reader critiques the March 19 definition of liberal, urging precise time and place context, and dismisses labels as dehumanizing.
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America
Heart moved planter sends children to Little Rock school
A Mississippi planter, moved by the Spirit, gathers all his children to relocate to Little Rock so they can attend school together. The narrative frames a communal pursuit of education influenced by spiritual urging.
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Mississippi
Ness
Little Rock
No man is an island Donne quote vintage sermon query
The excerpt cites John Donne’s famous lines about mutual humanity and says the bell tolls for all. It questions whether a sermon is truly necessary to convey the message of collective involvement in humankind.
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John Donne
Continent
Maine
Europe
Population Decline Where Went The Mules
In four Southern states from 1950 to 1954 mule populations fell sharply. Tennessee Arkansas Mississippi Alabama show large male losses totaling 81,560. A spokesman joked that mules joined citizens councils as jackasses while legislators denied any link, offering no solution for 381,560 cousins.
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Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Citizens Councils
Mausoleum Bill for Theodore Bilbo Proposed in Mississippi
A Mississippi newspaper notes a House bill to erect a mausoleum at Theodore G Bilbo’s tomb in Juniper Grove Pearl River County funded by residual public subscription funds. The editorial pledges support with one condition offering to design the mausoleum featuring corkscrew motifs and other artistic touches.
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Mississippi
Teddy Bilbo
Eastland
Citizens Councils
Secretary of State
House of Representatives
Theodore G. Bilbo
Juniper Grove
Pearl River County
Legislative Memorial Committee
Henry Theodore Rowe Theme Sermon on Mind and Infinity
Henry Theodore Rowe frames a sermon on the unity of science and religion. He argues that belief in a higher power is essential for scientists confronting infinity and nothingness. The piece references astronomers and atomic physicists, noting faith as a natural extension of scientific inquiry.
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East Side
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