"Faubus Shakes Hands with Ark. N.A.A.C.P. Head" and "N.A.A.C.P. Leader in Little Rock Visits Faubus" articles with press images of Daisy Bates, Governor Orval Faubus, and William Richardson as integration rivals meeting face to face for the first time from the Herald Tribune and New York Times. 2 pages.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Segregation, Race relations, School integration, Political participation
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Newspaper article regarding a poll tax study, organized by county, compiled by state Auditor Jimmie (Red) Jones that revealed eligible voters in Arkansas increased in 1958. The number of white voters increased by 17,942, and the number of Black voters increased by 8,581. The total number of eligible voters was 517,897 white people and 72,004 Black people. The increase in voter turnout was seen in most counties, but there was no significant change in poll tax buying from two years ago. 1 page.
Subject
Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, Poll tax
