Southern stance on integration and Myrdal debate turns sour
An interviewer sketches a hostile exchange about Gunnar Myrdal's An American Dilemma with a Southern defender. The dialogue condemns desegregation and praises segregation, citing race myths and the Supreme Court, Warren, King, and Moskowitz while recounting civil rights injuries and resistance.
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Buster
Gunnar Myrdal
United States Supreme Court
Myrdal
Sweden
Carnegie Corporation
America
Earl Warren
Warren
Supreme Court
Montgomery
Freedom
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Army
Ole Miss
Martin Luther King
Mississippi Letter Warns Against Defying Courts Over School Integration
A Mississippi reader denounces Gov. Barnett for defying U.S. court orders on school integration. The writer praises Kennedy federalizing the National Guard and urges calm, warning of potential enrollment of Negro students in southern schools and the dangers of resisting federal authority. He cites White and Coleman administrations, the Meredith case, and urges voters to resist violent confrontation.
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U.S
Thompson
Jackson
Washington
Barnett
Pres. Kennedy
Gov. Barnett
Sen. Stennis
Mississippi
Carthage
Doddsville
Dekalb
Pascagoula
Campbell, Sr
Collins
Miss
A Kind Tribute to Mrs. Roosevelt Continues
The tribute highlights Eleanor Roosevelt’s deep care for inner freedom, Jewish resilience, and Israel’s emergence. It notes her support for Youth Aliyah, praise for Golda Meir, visits to Israel, and efforts urging arms for Israel and a regional peace pact. It closes with Adlai Stevenson’s line: she would rather light a candle.
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Israel
America
Golda Meir
Louise Wise
Jerusalem
Morocco
Casablanca
Roosevelt
Truman
Walter Reuther
Soviet Bloc
Egypt
United States
Middle East
Mrs. Roosevelt
Adlai Stevenson
Book Review on Growing Up in America in 1878
The review discusses a Galesburg publication from January 6 1878 about growing up in America. It contrasts individual identity with national diversity and notes nostalgic depictions of small town life, idealism in a toast, and the lasting value for readers and historians. The editors praise a warm human story by a writer beloved by Americans.
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Galesburg
Illinois
America
Pantsyvania
West Virginia
Dakota
Manhattan
United States
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East Side
Mosky
Irwin M. Moskowitz
Congress
Cape Cod
Dependable Service
Red Chase Lumber, Inc
Exeter
West Dennis
Mass
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