The Houston Informer 1956-09-15
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The Houston Informer 1956-09-15
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Description
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This editorial was the only mention of Mansfield for this day. Written nearly two weeks after the Crisis, it decried Governor Shivers’ actions in Mansfield. By sending in the Texas Rangers and ordering school officials to transfer out any students whose presence would be disruptive, this article claims he not only subverted the court order to desegregate immediately, he gave way to mob rule. They contrasted his decisions with those taken by the governor in Tennessee in regards to the events at Clinton.
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"Preservation Of Law And Order In Texas," The Houston Informer (Houston, TX), Sept. 15, 1956.
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The Houston Informer
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Date
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1956-09-15
