Word: southernism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...President Johnson last month told 200 Southern Baptist leaders, "There is no Southern or Northern problem, only an American problem, when it comes to the rights of citizens. The only lasting solution won't cost a cent-but it will be the hardest to achieve." He then said this would require a change in men's hearts-in the way they see and treat their neighbors. No other white leader's remarks and few colored spokesmen have isolated and described so well the deep and festering wound responsible for the outbreaks-namely, the long-ingrained conviction...
...moderates will come May 12-Mother's Day-the date that has now been chosen for King's proposed "Poor People's March on Washington." Its organizers, led by the Rev. Ralph Abernathy, 42, King's best friend and hand-picked successor to lead the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, fervently hope that it will be peaceable...
...despite his loud, lifelong commitment to civil rights, Humphrey is in a commanding position in the South. He is a militant old liberal, to be sure, but he strikes many Southern Democrats as the most responsible of the three contenders for the nomination. Some who have come to regard Johnson as a traitor to his region can respect Humphrey for his consistent position. In Louisiana, Governor John McKeithen-a possible running mate-promised: "This delegation will be enthusiastically for Humphrey, and I will play a prominent role...
...Boston chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference will hold a meeting at 8 p.m. Friday night at the Union Methodist Church in Boston (corner of Columbus and West Newton Streets). Bernard Lafayette, national coordinator of SCLC, will talk about the Poor Peoples' March on Washington...
JERRY LEE LEWIS is a vibrating keyboard, flouncing golden locks, and shining Southern teeth. Great Balls of Fire, Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On, and Breathless sound just alike--but unlike any other music in the world...