Mercer Admits Ghanaian Student Ends Racial Barriers
The Mercer University board, led by President Dr. Rufus C. Harris, voted to admit Sam Jerry Oni, a Ghanaian applicant, marking a move to drop racial barriers for American Negro students. The decision followed donor and alumni pressure and is framed as a Christian ethic triumph.
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Georgia
Mercer University
Mercer
Harris Mobley
Africa
Sam Jerry Oni
Ghana
United States
Mobley
Oni
Church Missionary
Alumni
Rufus C. Harris
Review of Harry Golden's Book on Jewish Peddlers in America
A literary appraisal notes Golden's nostalgic take on Jewish pack-peddlers from rugged pioneer days to early stores on Main Street. It recalls hand-made wash tubs, the shift to wagon trade, and credit selling to Black customers, highlighting social dynamics and era details.
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Harry Golden
Yesteryear
America
Main Street
Mississippi White Freedom Ride and Refugee Policies Spark National Reorganization
The narrative reports a national push to mobilize the Mississippi Guard with troops deployed to media outlets, transport nationalized, and Greyhound renamed Whitehound. It notes new public service broadcasts, refugee asylum consulates, and debt-fueled foreign- and domestic-policy shifts including detention camps at the University of Mississippi, border consulates, and planned emigration toward Cuba under a White pact.
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Mississippi Guard
Greyhound
Mississippi
Mississippi Dept. of State
South
Jackson
Congress of the United States
Frank Smith
Tohannesburg
S. A
Verwoerdt
Union of South Africa
Portugal
Oxford
Lafayette
Mississippi Greys
Gulfport
Cuba
Petal Paper publication details and mailing info
The Petal Paper published in Petal Mississippi and Montgomery Alabama by East Publications Co Box 1486 Hattiesburg Mississippi. It confirms second class matter status and return forms for subscriptions and mailing addresses across states.
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Southern Farmer
Montgomery
Ala
East Publications Co
Hattiesburg
Miss
Petal
Hattesburg
Miss. P. D
East
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Mike
Eastland
Senate
Barnett
Alabama
Fellowship OF Reconciliation
Nyock, New York
Washington, D
Tennessee
Louisiana
State Department
Arkansas
Mississippi River
Vicksburg
Balance
Industry Board
Natchez
M.bi
Boston
Los Angeles
London
Chicago
the Christian Science Monitor
Norway St
Mons
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