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Newspaper
Petal Paper
Location
Petal, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1960
Page
3
The text argues that Thomas Jefferson opposed freeing enslaved people and favored creating a separate country for Black people. It contrasts Jefferson with Lincoln and warns that anti race-mixing advocates want to enfranchise the Negro to influence votes. It portrays Race-Mixers as false friends.
A fragmented excerpt argues Honest Abe was on a certain side and disputes Sandburg's portrayal. It includes a Dixiecrat recollection about Black and White chickens on sidewalks, describing a racist incident of a Black rooster and collective lynching by White roosters.
A book review champions disarmament and a cooperative world order led by the United Nations. It argues ending the arms race, embracing global governance, and engaging ordinary citizens in peace actions while warning of the dangers of hydrogen bombs and Cold War myths. The piece highlights chapters on the Middle East and China and quotes Frank Laubach urging action: wake up or blow up.
rast publications co issues a notice for The Petal Paper with publication details and address listing in Hattionburg Moss. The fragment confirms entry and publication status of the periodical.
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