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Mississippi Notebook: Our State A Target For Hate Campaign

9/4/1955Jackson, Mississippi Needs transcription Jim Crow (1900-1950) Lynching/Violence
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An editorial column by Tom Ethridge criticizing national reaction to the kidnapping and murder of Emmett Till, while attempting to draw parallels to other crimes. Very reminiscent of what we see and hear today.

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Tom Ethridge, "Mississippi Notebook: Our State A Target For Hate Campaign," Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi), September 4, 1955, p. 27; digital image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-emmett-till-and-mississip/199708174/ : accessed August 15, 2026).

APA 7th

Ethridge, T. (1955, September 4). Mississippi notebook: Our state a target for hate campaign. The Clarion-Ledger, 27. https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-emmett-till-and-mississip/199708174/

MLA 9th

Ethridge, Tom. "Mississippi Notebook: Our State A Target For Hate Campaign." The Clarion-Ledger, 4 Sept. 1955, p. 27. Newspapers.com, https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-emmett-till-and-mississip/199708174/.

Chicago

Ethridge, Tom. "Mississippi Notebook: Our State A Target For Hate Campaign." The Clarion-Ledger, September 4, 1955, 27. https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-emmett-till-and-mississip/199708174/.

Tom EthridgeEmmett TillRoy WilkinsJoanne Pushis

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LynchingCivil RightsBlack PressJim Crow
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