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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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Application card to join a Mississippi Ku Klux Klan chapter. The card reads:<br /> <br /> Fight communism<br /> You are eligible to join the united clans of America, Inc.<br /> if you are a native born loyal United States citizen, 21 years old, a white gentile person habits, of Protestant faith, and believe in white supremacy and Americanism. Please fill in below:<br /> <br /> Place an ask at one of the following:<br /> <br /> I would like to join the Ku Klux Klan.<br /> <br /> I am a former member I would like to be reinstated.<br /> <br /> My name is – – – – Age ———— Sex————<br /> My address is———————<br /> City————————. State ——————<br /> I am employed by———————-<br /> Religious faith———————<br /> Phone number ———————-
Two-sided card containing an application to join the Ku Klux Klan on one side; on the other side is propaganda material and contact information for the United Klans of America, Inc. (in Tuscaloosa, Alabama) and Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (Natchez,…

This is the first page of a report titled Hattiesburg demonstrations recorded by the Mississippi state sovereignty commission.<br /> <br /> Title: Hattiesburg demonstrations continuation<br /> Date of investigation: January 31 to February 12, 1964<br /> <br /> Data report: February 13, 1964<br /> <br /> Investigated by: Tom Scarborough and Virgil Downing, investigators<br /> <br /> Typed by: Elizabeth Arnold<br /> <br /> Agreeable to orders from director Johnston to make a day-to-day report on the Hattiesburg demonstrations, investigate Downing and I proceeded to Hattiesburg to make a check on events which have occurred up to the above date.<br /> <br /> Upon arriving in Hattiesburg, we contacted city and county law enforcement officers to learn there was no mass meeting held on Friday night, January 31; however on Sunday night, February 2, dick Gregory, Negro comedian, spoke at the St. Paul Negro Methodist church at 200 E. 5th St. JB Wheaton is the pastor of this church. Gregory carried on his usual line of nonsense in his talk to the congregation, but mostly made a peptalk designed to encourage more local Negroes to participate in the demonstration. It is my feeling that the outside agitators felt they should bring in some big wheels in order to fan up more interest in the agitation field by local Negroes. Gregory left the next morning by plane about 9:00 AM. He did not participate in any of the marches.<br /> <br /> Reverend Eugene Carson Blake flew into Hattiesburg on Monday, February 3, for some reason. Lake is president of the national Council of churches it has headquartered in the Witherspoon building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Blake is a white “supposed to be“ minister and is also affiliated with quite a number of various organizations which are considered pro communist and subversive. Blake has made several trips to Russia and was the gentle man who escorted the supposed to be Russian ministers around over various parts of the United States. Some of these ministers were known Russian spies. It is not known why Blake came to Hattiesburg. He visited at the SNCC headquarters located in the Negro section of Hattiesburg on Mobile Street. He also visited at the white preachers headquarters which is located on the second floor of the Negro Masonic building in Hattiesburg. He observed the marchers while in Hattiesburg and talk to news man. He did not attend the trial of the nine ministers which was going on at the courthouse. He left by plane Monday afternoon around 1:00 PM. Several volumes could be written concerning Eugene Carson Blakes leftist activities.
The State Sovereignty Commission report on the Hattiesburg, Mississippi, demonstrations, dated 13 February 1964, covers the period of 31 January - 12 February 1964. The report mentions how the investigators found out that the National Council of…

The clan ledger<br /> Official publication of the white knights of the Ku Klux Klan of Mississippi.<br /> <br /> Special presidential edition, April, 1965<br /> <br /> Mr. Lyndon Baines Johnson, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington DC<br /> <br /> Dear Sir,<br /> <br /> “Patriotism means to stand by the country.“<br /> It does not mean to stay in by the president or any other public official save exactly to the degree in which he himself stay in spite of the country. It is patriotic support him in so far as he efficiently serve the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extend the bar in efficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. In either event, it is unpatriotic not to tell the truth-weather about the president or anyone else-save in the rare case where this would make known to the enemy information of military value which would otherwise be unknown to him.<br /> <br /> Above all the words of an outstanding American president, Theodore Roosevelt. They areA an appropriate introduction what we will say here.<br /> <br /> Mr. Johnson, since you have decided toMr. Johnson, since you have decided to declare war on your own fellow citizens in this country, it is high time that we should bring the attention of all the citizens of our great nation to bear upon this conflict and expose the issue in crystal clear focus under the strong light of truth.<br /> <br /> You have seen fit to attack the entire Ku Klux Klan because of one incident in Alabama in which a female communist agitator was killed in the performance of her nefarious meetings. You allege that for white citizens of Alabama were responsible. You also learned that these forward Klansman. In your attack upon the entire clan, you spoke of justice, yet you’re very attack itself could only be based upon the slim allegations was nothing less than make it a front to justice XL. Especially in this true when we consider how are you encouraged and protected the communist agitation which prepare the way for this incident. The guilt as yours Mr. Johnson do not try to shut it off on the Ku Klux Klan.<br /> <br /> One point needs clarification here. The white knights of the Ku Klux Klan of a sovereign wealth realm of Mississippi is sovereign to Mississippi as regards the work administration of the invisible empire. We are spirituality connected with our plan brother and in our sister state of Alabama, through Christ, our Lord and Savior, and this is the extent of our affiliation. You know this, yet you seek to smear the Christian Klansman everywhere in one stroke, in typical communist fashion. And you are the one who is accusing us of tar and feathers!!!! Why do you always pounds up on the Christian clan at every opportunity, Mr. Johnson? Is it because the atheist a communist control you have ordered you to persecute and destroy us? Is it because you and they know that no atheistic enemy of America is safe while we live? Is it because that, like all agents of Satan, you are poor and despise a Christian witness for Jesus Christ?<br /> <br /> You are not really against killing in murder, Mr. Johnson. Two murders have been recorded in your own political background in Texas. You owe your president still another. You stood by in silence while an unlawful and bloody invasion took place at Ole Miss. You are sending American boys to slaughter in Vietnam in a war which you have no intention of trying to win. You ignore your own bloody career and try to compensate by placing the guilt on the white Christians of the sale you must be consistent and honest, Mr. Johnson, if you expect truly decent people to respect your words.

A brochure cover for the pamphlet The road ahead.<br /> <br /> And address by Robert B Patterson, secretary, the citizens council of America, executive secretary, Association of citizens councils of Mississippi<br /> <br /> To the annual leadership conference of the citizens councils of America, Montgomery, Alabama, January 15, 1965<br /> <br /> Here there is an emblem for the citizens Council showing the confederate flag and the American flag Crossing below it it reads states rights racial integrity.<br /> <br /> Contribute to association of citizens Council, PO Box 886, Greenwood, MS
An address by Robert B. Patterson, Secretary, The Citizens' Council of America, Executive Secretary, Association of Citizens' Councils of Mississippi to the Annual Leadership Conference of the Citizens' Councils of America, Montgomery, Alabama,…

Front cover to the pamphlet Views of a Southern Negro Told published by Jessie Gillespie with the Mid-South Informer in Walls, Mississippi

For release Wednesday, April 27:1949<br /> <br /> Congressional sidelights by congressman William M Colmer<br /> <br /> The south, a colored nation<br /> <br /> Students of Russian communism and its plans in operations have known for several years that the soviets planned a prominent part to be played by the Negro in its revolutionary conquest of the United States. But, it was only last week that some of these plans were disclosed, in the trial of some dozen communist leaders in this country, in detail<br /> <br /> A southern Georgia born Negro, William Nowell, now a federal government employee, testified in this trial, down and it’s fifth week in New York City, but as a member of the communist party, he was taught by party leaders, both in this country and in Russia, the technique to be employed with the revolution came in the United States. Further, he had other party agents were to propagandize The southern Negroes into believing that, with the victory of the revolution, the whole area of the south from Virginia to Mississippi was to be converted into a “Negro nation“. In other words, as a reward for their part in the communist revolution in this country, all Negroes in these United States would be given the opportunity of becoming communist and having that great section of the country down as the “deep south“ turned over to them. Under this plan “the bottom rail was to be placed on top“. The Negro was<br /> <br /> Page 1

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First page of a letter from operator number 79, a person and who was undercover for the Mississippi state sovereignty commission. The letter is dated Thursday, March 14, 1964 from Jackson, Mississippi. The letter is on blue paper with Black ink and has the word copy in large red letters across the report.<br /> <br /> The letter reads: report of operator number 79 regarding special report.<br /> <br /> I was checked out by the members of COSO. At first they stayed a distance from me until they were sure I was OK and could be useful to them.<br /> <br /> I found the officers in a mess with papers line all around. Many of the members were typewriters even though most were not trained to typists.<br /> <br /> Jesse Myers, C/M, seem to be the head of the group. I was directed to him to be given a job with this group. Jesse Myers needed a haircut and was not wearing any socks. His clothes needed cleaning. All of the members looked very sloppy including the white and Negro girls.<br /> <br /> They all seemed depressed and were reluctant to make conversation, even with one another. The work that was going on was very disorganized.<br /> <br /> It was good news to Jesse that I was working and could feed myself, and had a car and a drivers license. He told me that the other members had all had trouble concerning their cars, and it has left COFO in terrible need for transportation.<br /> <br /> COFO, I found, is also in need of sharp and depressed people who are willing to go out among the public.<br /> <br /> Most of the members are from out of state. All of the paid members are from out of state.<br /> <br /> At the bottom of the letter in red letters reads “this report is confidential and for your information only.“

Brochure produced by the Citizens' Councils of Mississippi which reads <br /> Winning essays in the 1960 contest<br /> Sponsored by<br /> The Association of Citizens' Councils of Mississippi
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