Name/Title
Beshears: Citizen CrusaderEntry/Object ID
2022.40.16Scope and Content
A 12 page newspaper "Citizen Crusader, Best In News & Pictures", February 24, 1961 Vol. 1, Number 8, St Louis, Mo. The front page highlights "Mrs June Dugas Leads 21st Ward Citizens Drive For New Alderman" and assuming is a picture of Mrs Dugas' two children and herself. Another article is "A Salute To Rep. Henry W. Wheeler, Page 7.Context
On page 2 is the article 'Mrs. Dugas Leads Fight Against Anti-Civil Rights Alderman', several pictures relating to such, and a campaign ad. Another article is 'Barney Mueller Holds Worst Anti-Negro Record At City Hall'.
Page 3 articles are related: "'They Called For New Frontiers In Job Opportunities'; 'Randolph Outlines 10 Point Program On Jobs'; 'Powell Calls For More Negroes in Foreign Area'; 'King Places Negro Job Problem at Kennedy's Door'. Pictures of Milton Webster, Adam Clayton Powell, Philip Randolph, Dr. Martin Luther King, and Thurgood Marshall accompany the articles.
Page 4 articles:'Integration Gains In State of Florida'; '400 Years of Slavery'; 'NLRB Winks At Race Haye'; 'Population Shifts Discussed By Chicago Univ. Expert'; 'Ghana Gets Tough In Money Crisis'.
Page 5. 'Pick The 10 Most Influential Negroes In St Louis' accompanied by 'Last Week's Top Ten' and a ballot for readers to choose this week's top ten. 'Dateline-St Louis' - 'The Ghost of Faubus' and 'Random Harvest in Politics'.
Page 6: EDITORIALS ". . I Will Not Retreat a Single Inch - And I Will Be Heard": 'WHY WE EXIST'; ' The Lumumba Assassination'. "OPEN OCCUPANCY: The New Frontier In Housing". "Labor's View"
Page 7. "The Case Of Everyman - A SALUTE TO REP. HENRY WINFIELD WHEELER" 'Conscience Of St. Louis Community. Picture captions: 'The NAACP - Hs Enduring Love; 'The Picket Line - His Natural Habitat'; The old warrior for Civil Rights!'; 'Ever Ready to Speak Out'.
Page 8-9, 'Peoples Art Center Is An Exciting Inter-Group Example Of Democracy In Action In St Louis" . The article features 13 pictures of instructors and students participating in various art mediums.
Page 10 'FOR THE WOMAN': 'Around the Town'. Articles on annual dinners, cooking hints, recipes and shoppers news.
Page 11. 'Sports - Big Daddy's Corner" Pictures of: Jersey Joe Walcott and Ezzard Charles; Wilt Chamberlain; The Muriel Falcons; Floyd Patterson; and Wilma Rudolph.
Page 12 articles 'Banneker Group To Raise School Level' and 'Weightman Is Given New Post in COPE'. The rest of the page is advertisements.Collection
Beshears, KelseyLexicon
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Dimension Notes
11½" x17¾"
