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Controversy over Race and TV Viewers in Southern Letters
A compilation of reader letters discusses Southern attitudes toward Black performers on television, free speech for entertainers, and tensions around integration. Contributors reference race, religion, politics, and the NAACP, with some blaming Communists and others urging civility amid nationwide civil rights debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Dave Garroway
Sullivan
Allen
Garroway
Wilson
North
Atlanta
Steve
NAACP
Martin Luther King
Gov. Folsom
Secrtary Dulles
United States