Newspaper Article, Evers Advocates Understanding, October 22, 1971

Authors

Rush Netterville

Files

Alternative Title

Evers Advocates Understanding

Description

This article is an interview with Charles Evers, Mississippi's first Black person to run for Governor. Evers discusses how his primary goals are to bring the races together to work with each other as neighbors and Mississippians, ending poverty in the state, bringing jobs to the state to help end the "problem of welfare" , and a strong child support law. He goes on to state that he would like to remove "all those old cronies" from the various boards in Mississippi that are keeping the state from moving forward and speaks on bringing legalized gambling to the state. The article ends by discussing Evers' allegations of opponent, Bill Wallers', illegal campaign funds and what he things his chances are of winning the election. A photograph of Evers at a microphone is included with the article.

Publication Date

10-22-1971

Publisher

The Reflector

Time Period

1970-1979

Subjects

Political campaigns

Keywords

Charles Evers; Gubernatorial candidates

Geographic Location

Starkville (Miss.); Mississippi State (Miss.)

Comments

This collection contains offensive or discriminatory content.

Object Type

Text and Image

Format (original)

Newspaper clipping

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_UA_The-Reflector_1971-10-22_Evers-Advocates-Understanding

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, University Archives.

Repository

University Archives

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries

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