Austin American, “Race Unrest Quieter in Texas Cities”
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Title
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Austin American, “Race Unrest Quieter in Texas Cities”
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Description
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Following Augusts 30th and 31st Austin Newspapers still continued to print articles about the state of Mansfield. It had been two days since the mob had formed outside Mansfield high school but the newspaper believes that there will be more demonstrations on September 4th the first day of class. In conjunction with this, the Newspaper discuses that story of Lloyd G. Austin resident of Riverside Forth Worth just 20 miles away from Mansfield. Violence erupts outside Austin’s home when a mob forms and begins to throw bottles at the house. Austin fires a shot from his home and police arrive shortly armed with tear gas and other weapons. The crowd quickly dispersed once police officers arrive. Since both of these stories are covered in the same article we can infer that this newspaper continues to report the most violent accounts of the crisis.
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Subject
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Article describes calmer tone in the days following the Mansfield crisis
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Source
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“Race Unrest Quieter in Texas Cities.” Austin American. September 3, 1956, pg 2.
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Publisher
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Austin American
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Date
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1956-09-03
