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Deepening Crisis As Southern Life Faces Integration
The piece surveys post 1954 desegregation in the South, noting shifts in schools and public life. It highlights wide ranges of reaction from resistance to reluctant acceptance, naming Govs Wallace and Barnett as defenders of segregation, and critics like Hodding Carter and Ralph McGill. It recalls Little Rock’s 1957 impact and quotes a student’s view of mixed attitudes toward integration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Supreme Court
Ralph McGill
The
Atlanta Constitution
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
Hodding Carter
Greenville
Miss
Carter
McGill
Dation
Neproes
Little Rock
Central High School