Incongruity and Race Echoes in Baton Rouge Tales
The writer recalls a Baton Rouge trip with Preacher Will Campbell and a minister who boasted of killing those who “don’t know his place.” The tale contrasts prayers for a wife’s life with threats against Black people, highlighting racial prejudice. The note laments the incongruity and relativizes it with a Memphis theater memory of defending Mexicans.
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Baton Rouge
Will D. Campbell
University of
Louisiana
Will
Saenger
Hattiesburg
Miss
Saenger Theatre
Mississippi
Magnolia Jungle author prefaces future book idea
The speaker muses about finishing a manuscript titled The Magnolia Jungle and contemplates writing a subsequent work listing things they know nothing about and do not understand. The note hints at content and progress, with a continuation reference to Page 2.
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Simon & Schuster
Debate Over Liquor Liquor Laws and Social Impact
A Mississippi reader argues against liquor legalization while citing studies on alcoholism and per capita consumption. The letter links dryness to fewer divorces accidents and improved society, urging readers to “get the facts” before conclusions.
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P. D
Mispi
Mississippi
Alabama
Keller
Mark
Efron
Vera
Quarterly Journal of Studies of
Yale School of Alcohol Studies
Encouraging voice from the wilderness in Los Angeles
A reader champions an enlightened voice amid religious bigotry and urges continued support. The letter mentions subscribing for two subscriptions this year and plans to buy the Harper article soon.
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Babel
Almond
Faubus
Tel
Harper
My First Boss at the Chattanooga Roofing Crew
In 1919 the author returns to Vanderbilt after Marine discharge and finds work with his father’s Chattanooga roofing company. He joins Charlie White’s crew, a humpbacked Black man, and reflects on racial tensions, workplace respect, and a constructive summer in his first nonacademic job.
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U.S. Marine Corps
Achool
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Aueast
Charlie
2 Jong Time
Salow
Carnegie Library
Charlie White
Thad
Notre Dame
Strug
Herbert Hoover
East Tennessee
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