Aubrey Williams, a controversial advocate for equal rights
A column defends P Aubrey Williams as a radical yet honest advocate for equal rights under the Bill of Rights. It criticizes Westbrook Pegler, notes Williams’ support for a New Deal, and claims he faced political attacks while remaining democratic and humane. The piece references Senator Eastland and an opposing editorial on page one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey Williams
Westbrook Pegler
Aubrey
United States
Fdr
Harry Hopkins
Mississippi
Eastland
Senate
Mr. Pegler
Mississippi campaign and DAR faces education turmoil
The 1959 Mississippi summer spotlighted governor race winner Ross Barnett and the DAR plan to release over 40 allegedly unsatisfactory textbooks. A display and committee report were to be shown at 813 Plaza Building, Jackson, revealing a Citizens Councils connection.
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Magnolia Jungle
Simon & Schuster
Mississippi
Ross Barnett
Citizens Councils
Daughters of the American Revolution
D.a.r. Dears
Plaza Building
Jackson
D.a.r
Wee’s
Mississippi elects Ross Barnett governor amid segregation stance
Ross Barnett wins a landslide in Mississippi's second Democratic primary, pledging to oppose civil rights gains. The 61 year old veteran attorney attacks unions and integration, labeling opponents as threats while recalling past clashes over race and segregation in the state. The race centers on race and national party tensions, with Barnett casting opponents as radical and ineffective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Talmadge
Arkansas
Faubus
Alabama
Patterson
Misssissippi
Theodore Bilbo
Washington
Mississippi
Carroll Gartin
J. P. Coleman
Barnett
Clinton
Tenn
John Kasper
New Jersey
Erocr Barnett
James Hoffa
Ross Barnett
Mack Parker
Poplarville
Gartin
Gov. Coleman
Coleman
Democratic Party
Dem
How The Tag Comes About But No Link Between Liberals And Communism
Aubrey Williams argues that liberals in the United States have long been unfairly linked to communism. He contends Khrushchev would favor Nixon to swing 1960, while detailing how big business and banks shaped perceptions. Williams criticizes the press and communists for sowing division and notes liberals repeatedly supported progressive reforms without alliance with the Soviet bloc.
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Drew Pearson
Khrushchev
Richard A. Nixon
United States
Nixon
Pearson
Eisenhower
Moscow
Berlin
Lenin
Stalin
America
Kerensky
Wilson
Trosky
F.D.R
Francis Perkins
Robert Wagner
National Youth Administration
NYA
Roosevelt
Khrushchevy
Mikoyan
Kozlov
United States Steel Corporation
Chase National Bank
Mrs. Roosevelt
Harvey O'Connor
Barenblatt
Carl Braden
Aubrey Williams
Entertaining Personalities with HER ELDRIDGE on Bill Holden art hunts
Bill Holden on film sets for The Horse Soldiers collects valued art from locations in the south and Near East. He says such collecting is a long running hobby, not a recent fad, with pieces from Trang Dynasty figures to a five thousand year Egyptian mummy sculpture.
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Bill Holden
South
Kwai
Orient
Holden
Near East
Bill
Egypt
Grace
Kelly
Frank Sinatra
Monaco
Robert Wagner
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