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Deerfield integrates project faces local resistance and national polemic
In a December letter from Lewis to the Association of Citizens Councils, Deerfield, Mississippi residents report 460 in favor and 3,507 opposed to an integrated project. He faults party politics and media bias, praises legal versus violent tactics, and urges support while warning of broader consequences.
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Association of Citizens Councils
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White Citizens Councils
Harold E. Fey
Christian Century
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