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Dick Gregory Offers Kennedy Barnett Antidotes
Dick Gregory, former Southern Illinois track star and pioneering Black comedian, suggests three ways President Kennedy could "even" with Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett in his Christmas card from the back of the bus. He proposes a $100,000 fine to Barnett, ambassador to Ghana, or making him a Harlem shoe-shine boy to provoke luck. Gregory praises James Meredith as the most dedicated man he has seen and notes Meredith’s fearlessness despite inner hurt while remaining composed.
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Dick Gregory
Southern Illinois University
Kennedy
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
Barnett
Joe Louis
Gov. Barnett
Ghana
Harlem
Gregory
Chicago
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
Meredith