Actual letters to the Editor, Cartoons and Articles from the Clarion-Ledger
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Travel back in time to get an idea of what the average resident of Jackson, Mississippi thought about integration in the 1960’s. The Clarion Ledger was once under the control of those opposed to equality. While the paper, like much of America has progressed greatly, see what citizens thought of African Americans fight for human rights. Scans from footnote. com
June 1963 Cartoon
Letter to the Editor
Another Letter to the Editor
Snide article on King
The Three R's
Letter to the editor2
The good white people of Mississippi
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I'll pray for you
Our way of Life
Failed comedian
Can't be educated
Not welcome in private schools
A plea from baptist ministers
Newspaper prints bigoted jokes
The sexual assaults of little girls
Finally, someone for integration and equality
