Austin American, “Mob Turns Home but Hate Remains”
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Title
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Austin American, “Mob Turns Home but Hate Remains”
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Description
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The mob that gathered outside Mansfield high school did not want Negros to register but they also did not want “outsiders” to intervene with their protest. Many mob members felt that the “outsiders” such as the NAACP were the cause of all of this trouble. Irwin Frank, a witness, reports the violence that occurred when assistant district attorney Grady Hight appeared on scene. Hight was reported to have made a comment regarding the mob and a scuffle broke out. Hight was escorted away by a Texas Ranger before any harm was done. Frank also mentions how two news reporters were driven away for being “outsiders” even though both of the men were from the area. Frank includes his personal account of himself being driven off the road by two citizens of Mansfield who wanted to make sure that he wasn’t “some damn instigator from out of town”. Newspaper articles found in Austin give detailed account of the violence that occurred in order to maintain relevance. The article also ran in The Dallas Morning News.
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Subject
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Article by Irwin Frank that narrates the anger of the mob at Mansfield High School.
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Source
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Irwin Frank, “Mob Turns Home but Hate Remains.” Austin American. August 31, 1956, pg 1.
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Publisher
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Austin American
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Date
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1956-08-31
