Kennard case and public school integration stance discussed
The writer recalls Clyde Kennard’s 1950s campus arrest at Mississippi Southern College and notes his treatment, the law, and evolving views on integration. He cites a Kennard letter arguing against token segregation and calls for careful study of higher education integration while acknowledging personal hardship and state policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Kennard
Kennard
Mississippi Southern College
Hattiesburg
Forrest County
Justice of the Peace
MSC
Mr. Kennard
Mississippi
Prac
McGill’s Courageous Editorial Voice In A Troubled South
The critic profiles Ralph McGill as a unpretentious yet steadfast writer who challenges extremism and supports minority viewpoints. It notes his Pulitzer Prize for leadership during troubled times and outlines his 29 plainspoken columns beginning with A Church A School, written after the Atlanta temple bombing and Clinton high school attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph McGill
Atlanta Constitution
Georgia
Salubrius
Ralph Emerson McGill
McGill
South
Atlanta
Clinton
Tenn
Goss
Readers' Letters Probe Biography, Ads, and Censorship
A set of reader letters discuss Phillips Brooks and the Bible biography claim, urge inclusive advertising with minority models, condemn anti Negro sentiment and censorship, and critique the DAR book burning and logic fallacies in Mississippi. Names include Eleanor Sekerak and Cicely de Neergaard with varied locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Phillips Brooks
Episcopal Church
Massachusetts
Little
Town of
Bethlehem
Eleanor Sekerak
P. D
T.V
Cicely de Neergaard
W. F
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M. S. Bouey
Mr. Mencken
United States
Jeff Davis
PDE
Mansfield, Texas
DAR
Oscar Wilde
McLeish
Kreyche
Missis
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