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Newspaper
Petal Paper
Location
Petal, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1960
Page
4
An essay notes educated whites fear change from segregation and the walls inside themselves. It traces childhood training in terror, the reluctance to speak out, and the costly social price paid by both white and Black youths. It calls for open liberal dialogue in the South and on national forums.
A call to enlist for peace urges action against war's rising cost and the threat of nuclear devastation. The essay argues war burns possessions, freedom, and security, and may ruin civilization and the environment. It emphasizes urgent effort today.
In Mississippi, about 25 years ago farmers formed electric power associations to bring electricity to farms. They held community meetings inviting neighbors to join and borrowed funds from the Rural Electrification Administration to build their own systems for pumps, lights, and farm equipment.
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