Memo to Congress on Dixiecrats and a Translation flub
A Mississippi writer pens to Congressman Colmer claiming a bid for an investigation into him as a Dixiecrat and commie suspect. He jokes about his daughter Karen’s formal charges and mentions a Bible translation to fit segregation laws. He cites a Times report about an Afrikaans Song of Solomon variant honoring tan skin.
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Congressman Colmer
Bill
Congressional
Congress
Karen
Forrest County
New York Times
Capetown
Rose of Sharon
Jerusalem
Watch On The POTOMAC and the Indian uprising at Maxton
Robt. G. Spivack comments on nonviolent tactics by African Americans in Civil Rights struggles. He notes Lumbee and Cherokee history confronting Ku Klux Klan claims in North Carolina and mocks KKK opponents. The column also recounts Princeton Yale rowing subsidy antics and a book recommendation by Margaret L. Coit.
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KKK
Maxton
N. C
Princeton University
Free Enterprise
Wall Street
Yale
Princeton
River Thames
Seaboard and Western Airlines Company
England
State Dept
Armstrong
Europe
Air Force
MATS
Seaboard
Western
Satchmo’s Stand Sparks Radio Ban and Backlash
Louis Armstrong faces a regional fallout after criticizing Eisenhower and supporting segregation. WBKH in Hattiesburg discards Armstrong records along with Eartha Kitt and Lena Horne due to their alignments. The move reflects pressure to keep performers in their “place” and may silence his recordings locally.
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Jayz
Louis Armstrong
Satchmo
New Orleans
Eisenhower
Hattiesburg
Miss
New England
F. M. Smith
Eartha Kitt
Lena Horne
Armstrong
Janitor Hjalmar Andersson Defies Oath in Evanston
Swedish born janitor at Orrington Elementary School in Evanston Illinois for 23 years refuses to sign Broyles oath citing allegiance to the United States and God. He loses pay and savings while IRS demands taxes, then quits after a public crusade.
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Hjalmer Andersson
Orrington
Evanston
Ill
Andersson
Jefferson
Lincoln
Time Magazine
Evanston, Ill
Hjalmar Andersson
United States
Internal Revenue Service
Bachelor Andersson
George
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P. D
Mississippi
East Side
Potomac
By Robt. G. Spivack
Mr. Baruch
Margaret L. Coit
Houghton-Mifflin
Miss Coit
WBKH
Eisenhow
Franklin
Madison
Lulua
Arnold
Burr
Mol
Faubus
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