The Corpus Christi Times 1956-08-31

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The Corpus Christi Times 1956-08-31
Description
This day had the most articles written about Mansfield. The first article is a story about the NAACP pushing the black students to enter into the court case. Focusing on Floyd Moody, the article alleges that he never wanted to go to Mansfield, that he preferred his “own people”, but that he would go to Mansfield if the NAACP made him. This article, which ran in several newspapers, created the backlash that saw Attorney General Ben Shepperd file suit against the NAACP.
The second article focuses solely on the Mansfield School Boards’ appeal in Houston, informing the reader that the board’s last appeal is to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The smallest article is the same updated headline that was in the El Paso Herald Post on the same day, August 31. Below this update, the same Irwin Frank article from the Fort Worth Star Telegram was printed.
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Newspaper
Source
"'NAACP Orders' Negro Pupil Prefers Own Race's School," The Corpus Christi Times (Corpus Christi, TX), Aug. 31, 1956; "No Delay On Integration," The Corpus Christi Times (Corpus Christi, TX), Aug. 31, 1956; "Rangers Ordered To Keep Order," The Corpus Christi Times (Corpus Christi, TX), Aug. 31, 1956.
Publisher
The Corpus Christi Times
Date
1956-08-31