09 Jul 1959
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Newspaper
Petal Paper
Location
Petal, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1959
Page
1
P D To writes Californians and others apologizing for delays in delivery and insults aimed at critics. He discusses religion, God, immortality through work and descendants, and rejects the notion of a soul after death, urging tolerance while noting his own beliefs.
Davis Hammer from 3708 W 146th St protests a June 4 1959 Petal Paper column about heaven and hell calling it insulting to all colors. He accuses Paul Coates editor and the paper of stereotyping and requests cancellation of his subscription.
A letter from Montebello residents praises the Petal Paper and the Paul V. Coates Television Program. It argues for assisting those in need amid rising costs and global troubles, urging alignment with God’s standards and the principle that giving precedes receiving.
A satirical column lampoons Southern fears over desegregation and nursery books. It mocks Alabama bans on a black and white bunny tale and warns of imagined plots to segregate eggs, faces, and families amid 1959 racial tensions.
Paul Coates reports on Southern resistance to integrated themes in children's books. The piece cites Florida and Alabama clashes over The Rabbits' Wedding and a proposed Dixie version of The Three Little Pigs, highlighting racial stereotypes and censorship battles.
In Capetown an alleged church story portrays racial bias as a church official blocks a Zulu entrant and warns of punishment for praying while sweeping. The exchange underscores absurd segregation in religious spaces.
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