Political paranoia and loyalty oaths spark heated debate
A writer rails against proposed restrictions and loyalty tests while defending the ACLU's stance on equal rights. He notes sectarian education bans, quota laws, union membership limits, surveillance of calls, censorship, and anti-communist oaths. He cites Christian lay groups labeling him a Commie yet defends civil liberties.
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Labor
Congress
American Council of Christian Laymen
ACLU
Comrads
Council of Christian
Letters on hate and school integration from Livingston pastor
A pastor from First Christian Church in Livingston denounces a Confederate Flag display at a school and criticizes biased texts. He notes Negro students thriving in formerly all white schools in Sturgis, praising the outstanding Black basketball player and lamenting the Grove Center school closure.
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Sturgis
Jerry Waller
Grove Center
Harry M. Wilson
First Christian Church
Livingston
Tétinessée
Fayetteville Letter Cancels Subscription Over Baptist Stamp
A reader from Fayetteville, Georgia Clark, writes to The Petal Paper stating she will cancel her subscription after disagreement with a Sept 11, 1958 item about Baptists and the Snapes. She notes she has read Faulkner writings.
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Mr. East
Georgia Clark
William Faulkner
State Employment Improves Across Mississippi in July
Mississippi employment rose statewide in July with ship building leading the gain, adding more than twice as many workers as July 1957. Non agricultural jobs edged up from June, driven by increases in food apparel lumber furniture petroleum leather and transportation equipment. Construction losses were temporary due to wet weather.
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Mississippi
Desegregation Fight and Literacy Barriers Mentioned
A critique of literacy tests used to disenfranchise Black voters cites Cobb County Georgia and notes opposition to desegregation. The piece contrasts attitudes in Georgia with a reminder Trinidad in the West Indies remains a British territory since 1797.
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Georgia
Trinidad
West Indies
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