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Word: mcferren (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1960
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...their houses; months later, the houses are still vacant. Jobie Mosby, 38, lost his $4-a-day job as a tractor driver. His wife, Fannie Mae, 29, a $2.50-a-day ironing woman, was fired. Neither has found jobs since-and they have eleven children to support. John McFerren, 35, could buy neither groceries nor gasoline for his small country store and filling station. Allen Yancy Jr., 25, a chemistry and mathematics teacher, was dismissed by the school board. He plans to go off to college again this fall, return to Fayette County with a master's degree...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TENNESSEE: Wrongs Beyond Rights | 8/8/1960 | See Source »

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