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The cover of a green pamphlet titled We Are Nourishing Communism<br /> <br /> Address Delivered by L.E. Faulkner<br /> Vice President and General Manager<br /> Mississippi Central Railroad Company<br /> <br /> Before the Rotary Club of Hattiesburg<br /> Hattiesburg, Mississippi<br /> November 2, 1943

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Cover of a brochure published by the council of Federated organizations about their work-study project. In the top area there is a diagram of the state of Mississippi divided into five sections. The main picture of the brochure cover is a young African-American man with a hat reading the book the kings wish.
Pamphlet with information about a work-study program coordinated by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and Tougaloo College, whereby 30 Tougaloo students per year could work to register voters and also attend classes.

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This is a memo from the director of the Mississippi state sovereignty commission, Earl Johnston Junior, to Governor Paul B Johnson, lieutenant governor Carol Garten, and chairman of the state judiciary committee EK Collins. The letter, written on Mississippi state sovereignty commission letterhead, was written on February 25, 1964, and the letter concerns Tougaloo college.<br /> <br /> The memo reads as follows:<br /> <br /> One. Reference is made to Senate Bill 1672, and act to repeal the charter up to go to college, now in the state judiciary committee. The files of the sovereignty commission are available at any time to the governor, lieutenant governor, or judiciary committee for inspection. Revocation of the charter would be a popular, punitive actions against Tougaloo. In our opinion it is doubtful that revocation of the charter would slow down any of the current activities at the institution, unless a law could be pass prohibiting any private educational institution from operating within the state without a charter. If the only effect of the revocation is placing the physical properties of Tougaloo on the tax rolls, the college we could reap a rich harvest from sympathizers by raising thousands of dollars over and above whatever taxes may be assessed. In fact, they would probably welcome an opportunity to use this act as a basis for persecution propaganda. We certainly favor revocation of the charter if it can be a step toward curtailing Tougaloo activities.<br /> <br /> Two. We recommend that consideration be given to a movement designed to limit the certification of Tougaloo graduates as teachers in Mississippi schools. If we can aluminate certain accreditations now being enjoyed at Tougaloo, it is possible we could do more to hurt the enrollment in the reputation of the institution.<br /> <br /> Three. Reference is made to section 6791.5 in the Mississippi code, volume five, re-compiled, entitled “commission on college accreditation. In paragraph three of the section, the last sentence reads “provided, however, that all colleges and universities on the southern association list... shall be included on the official list“ of the Mississippi commission on college accreditation. Under this law, Tougaloo College is automatically given full accreditation because it is fully accredited by the Southern Association. Before the Mississippi commission would have authority to consider

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This is the first page of a Mississippi state sovereignty commission report about Tugaloo college. It is from Earl Johnston Junior, the director of the Mississippi State College sovereignty commission. The memo is set to Governor Paul B Johnson, lieutenant governor Carol Garten, and the chairman of the state judiciary committee EK Collins. It was sent March 10, 1964.<br /> <br /> The memo reads as follows:<br /> <br /> One. The staff of the sovereignty commission has been engaged in extensive research complying with an order to assemble evidence which might be used as valid reasons for revoking the charter of two glue and or canceling it’s a credit Dacian by the Mississippi accrediting commission. This will be the first of a series of reports as information is developed and evaluated. The investigation is continuing.<br /> <br /> Two. Reference is made to Dr. AD Beittel<br /> , President of Tugaloo college. And testimony before the general legislative investigating committee at 1962, Mr. JB Matthews of New York City, and outstanding authority and communism, testified under oath that there were two major propaganda groups operate in the south. He defined as “and infiltrated group” and a “communist front” the southern regional Council with main headquarters in Atlanta and the southern conference educational fund with headquarters in New Orleans. He lent these two directly with the southern conference for human welfare. Mr. Matthews identified Dr. AD Beittel as an active member of all three groups. He said Dr. Beittel and the other individuals identified with these groups were “a veteran supporters of communist causes and communist enterprises.“<br /> <br /> Three. We have in our files information that Dr. OR Paul has openly advocated to his class that speakers lecture on the campus in defense of communism. Dr. Powell, who is white, teachers sociology at Tugaloo. He has also conducted devotionals at the school. One of his topics as shown on a school program was “the heresy of the spirit.””<br /> <br /> For. There is ample evidence that to the loo has departed from its chartered responsibility of teaching liberal arts and related subjects. Classroom time as well as time after classes is being devoted to political discussions led by representatives of CORE, SNCC, and NAACP. The college publication the votes considerable space to these activities. The Mississippi student union, which is the youth organization of Council of Federated organizations,

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This is a memo from Earl Johnston Junior the director of the Mississippi state cut sovereignty commission, to honorable Paul B Johnson, governor and Carol Garten, lieutenant governor. It is dated May 5, 1964, and is on Mississippi state sovereignty commission letterhead. The report is about A D Biettel, Tougaloo college.<br /> <br /> Our pipeline information from Tugaloo says the trustees gave as their reason for dismissal of Dr. Beittel that he was in efficient. This will certainly work to our advantage. Had Dr. Beittel been asked to resign because of racial agitation or collaboration with communist front organizations, he could have made a martyr out of himself. As it is, he can say nothing because the trustees would naturally answer any statement he made by stating he was discharge for inefficiency. And it efficiency rating is difficult for any professor to overcome in seeking new employment.<br /> <br /> We also have been informed that the bill we proposed in the legislature two separate authority of the Mississippi a credit in commission from the southern association is a weapon very much feared by Tugaloo authorities. If Mississippi accreditation is taken away they stand to lose considerable money which otherwise would be available from certain foundations. This bill, SB1794, it’s now all the Senate calendar, and we recommend that it be speedily past and signed into law.<br /> <br /> We also are informed that during the weekend, the SNCC office on Lynch Street in Jackson had on display a big picture of Kruschev with this caption “our man in Moscow.“ We have pass this information onto local press for a possible news picture if the photograph is still on display.<br /> <br /> We have had no direct contact with the Tugaloo trustees since the announcement about Dr. Beittel <br /> <br /> We will keep you informed as to future developments.<br /> <br /> Signed Earl Johnston Junior.<br /> <br /> CC: Honorable Shelby Rogers

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Letter written to L. E. Faulkner from GB denham on December 13, 1945. The letter is written on Faulkner concrete pipe company letterhead based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.<br /> <br /> The letter written on December 13, 1945 reads:<br /> <br /> Mr. LE Faulkner, vice president, Mississippi central railroad Hattiesburg, Mississippi.<br /> <br /> Dear Mr. Faulkner:<br /> <br /> There is no basis at all for the article in the Hattiesburg Merrick and of December 11 in titled, “principal denies weekly is read“. Neither Mr. Wallace nor Mr. Blair would permit the teaching of communism or socialistic doctrine in the school.<br /> <br /> The basis of a name citizen subjection seems to have been a biographical sketch of senator Wagner and some other socialistic communistic person whose name I do not recall. Such articles appear in all news weeklies at all news dailies, and very often in the Hattiesburg American. I think it is another case of Andy harm in having popped off without justification. I sometimes think Andy’s main object in life is to stir up strife in the community.<br /> <br /> The board of trustees would not permit on American doctrines to be taught in the schools. We do not, however attempt to review are any course of instruction, because we do not feel competent to do so.<br /> <br /> I am asking Mr. Blair to give you the date requested in your letter, and I am sure he will do so in the near future.<br /> <br /> Sincerely,<br /> <br /> GB Denham

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Letter from Earl Johnston Junior to Honorable Frank de Barber February 4, 1964.<br /> <br /> The letter is on Mississippi state sovereignty commission letterhead which list the address as new capital building, Jackson, Mississippi governor Ross are Barnett, chairman<br /> <br /> It is addressed to Honorable Frank D Barber, special assistant to the governor, the capital, Jackson, Mississippi<br /> <br /> Dear Frank:<br /> <br /> I’ve read with interest you enclosure from Dr. Claude a Fike pertaining to an anti-communism Institute for teachers. This appears to be an excellent idea it would certainly be far more effective than occasional seminars in Jackson or speakers address small audiences, who already believe in what the speaker has to say.<br /> <br /> In my recommendation to Governor Johnson for sovereignty commission program during his administration, I mentioned that we could operate affectively on $200,000 for the biennium instead of $250,000 under which we are now operating in the $225,000 recommended by the budget commission. This could be done only if the sovereignty commission can use its funds for its own administrative programs and support of such necessary projects as the anti-communism institute. Under my proposal, we can afford the $5000 per year to match the $2000 in outside support mentioned by Dr. Fike<br /> <br /> Sincerely,<br /> <br /> Signed by Earl Johnston Junior. Director

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Newspaper clipping from the Hattiesburg American dated December 11, 1945.<br /> <br /> Principal denies weekly is red<br /> <br /> I Hattiesburg Parents complaint that his daughter and other Hattiesburg high school students were being exposed to communistic and socialistic propaganda through the medium of the weekly news review was quietly denied today by J. T. Wallace, principal of the senior high school.<br /> <br /> The weekly news review is subscribe to my students of the 10th grade history class as a supplement to the study of current history.<br /> <br /> <br /> I Hattiesburg father who made the complaint and further stated that he for bid his daughter to read the publication regardless of what instructions she received from her teacher, was not identified.<br /> <br /> He based his complaint, he said on such articles in the review as to biographical sketch is which dealt with Harold Lasky, executive secretary of the British labor party and advocate of gradual so socialism and Senator Robert F Wagner Democrat of New York, veteran champion of the underdog and quarterback for many important pieces of new deal social legislation.<br /> <br /> No objection<br /> <br /> I have seen and read issues of the weekly news review and I have seen nothing in them to object to, Mr. Wallace it.<br /> <br /> Miss Margaret L TrayWick, 10th grade history instructor, in his class the publication issues, was not available for comments she is absent on sick leave.<br /> <br /> John a Beeson, principal of Hattiesburg junior high school, scanned the December 3 issue, in which the articles on Senator Wagner and Mr. Lasky appeared, and said he failed to read into them any attempt to feed school children with communistic or socialistic propaganda.<br /> <br /> “They are brief biographical sketches. The publication itself advocates nothing,“ Mr. Beeson remarked.<br /> <br /> Mr. beast an added that junior high had use the same publication up to 1943 but the junior review is now being used in the junior high school history course. Both publications are edited by the civic education service, 1733 K St., Northwest, Washington DC and J. Hubert Anderson is senior editor of both reviews.<br /> <br /> Junior review<br /> <br /> He added that the weekly news review was dropped in junior high school not because anything was found to be wrong with it, because the history instructor found that Junior review more suitable to class needs.<br /> <br /> Miss Stella Myrick, junior high school social science teacher, who teaches history and civic classes lot of the junior of you as an excellent supplement to the study of current history, so no communistic north socialistic propaganda locate and its columns.<br /> <br /> Bohleen our excerpts from the weekly news review which aroused the Hattiesburg Parents Eire:<br /> <br /> Under a heading socialism in Europe games, the review reported: “the majority of people in nearly all these countries in Europe are agreed on one point – namely they don’t want to go back to conditions as they existed before the war. They favor radical changes in their social and industrial systems.“<br /> <br /> “US basis serious housing crisis quote was the main article on page 1 of the publication. Other items dealt with “Pearl Harbor,“ “Trumans health plan,“ “trouble in Iran,“ “US housing agencies.“<br /> <br /> Included an eight page review were pictures of Senator Wagner, Mr. Thorez,leader a fridge communist party, and a pen and ink sketch of Mr. Lasky.<br /> <br /> Back page of the publication was devoted to a “form in “on “the way to effective citizenship“ consisting of questions to test how much the student had absorbed from reading the review, suggestions for classroom project in which students would make a quote rather thorough investigation of housing conditions in their own town,“ and suggested pamphlets for reading in connections with the housing problem.
Newspaper clipping from the Hattiesburg American about a parent complaining that the Hattiesburg High school was exposing his child to "communistic and socialistic propaganda through the medium of the 'Weekly News Review.'"

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