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Eleanor Roosevelt — Part 26

68 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Eleanor Roosevelt · 66 pages OCR'd
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. fr ' Whe Disease a | Antagonism to racia} integration has vouched the awesome proportions of an epi- demic infecting all areas of national life and thought.. _ The disease is being spread by mem- bers of the notorious White Citizens Coun- cil. an organization that should be on the Attorney-General’s list of subversives. Moreover, the members of this hate so- cit; 49 erve the closest scrutiny bv the Conmrescionel fram mittee om non-American Activities, ; Evidence of how far thig madness ha gone was supplied last week by the bold ac- tivity of the Council at different peints. In Nashville, Prof. Donal avidson of the faculty of Vandereit Diniversity Jashed out at what he calls the city’s “false doc- rine of localigm and surrender to the-mix- g of races in schools.” He blamed the schoo! superintendent for e situation, saying that it was he who placed the teachers under a “rule of ail- ence” forbidding them to discuss the issue. Pa =: ee - @ , ls Spreading el fe eee 2 S¢ While fulfilling a speabief“engagement in Houston, Mrs. Eleanor R-esevelt recdiv- ed a telegram Trom Uh Tr re-chapter' of the White Citizens Council requesting her, in no uncertain terms, to leave the state “immediately.” Members of the council came to the ho- tel where she was speaking. They waiked up and down the street outede of the build- ing during the two hours she was at dinner. Mrs, Beocevelt if one ef the prent per- Gunausscs Of Sur tims bodiment of all that js dear to the American wenaies Ghee the Heine am BIT TAD Tree ® . f@eal of democracy. She has a deep, consuming sympathy for humanity at large, and has never failed to, - bring a broad, balanced and wise point of view to all great nations! and social prob- lems, To insult her is not only unpardon-» able, it is sheer madnes« We repeat, it is high time that the White Citizens Council be exposed for what it is—a bunch of hoodlums, whethey at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, of at Sam Houston hotel in Houston. WACYE :or rites ah fee a4 *, a wotwedh td NoENDER JUN 4 = 1957 ; . bd i 8 OT 888d ett esepenees ces eee aS cd° Woe Ds. A pepe’ Col 406-9233 IS -f4. r
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