"Tuscaloosa's 'Hysteria' Is Apt To Stigmatize City, Professor Thinks"

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Title

"Tuscaloosa's 'Hysteria' Is Apt To Stigmatize City, Professor Thinks"

Date

1934

Creator

Charles Edmundson

Description

In the wake of Steelman's confrontation with the Ku Klux Klan in Tuscaloosa, Charles Edmndson of The Birmingham Post allowed Steelman to recount what happened and share his perspective. Steelman mocked the Klan's accusations, saying that they applied the term "communist agitator" to anyone they disliked. He warned the reasonable, responsible residents of Tuscaloosa that allowing the Klu Klux Klan to behave with impunity hurt the city's reputation. This article reflects a time in the south when people who advocated for social equality were branded Communists and persecuted.

Subject

Lynchings, race relations

Source

The Birmingham Post

Type

Newspaper clipping

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Original Format

Newspaper

Files

steelman article.jpg

Citation

Charles Edmundson, “"Tuscaloosa's 'Hysteria' Is Apt To Stigmatize City, Professor Thinks",” Archiving Montevallo, accessed April 16, 2024, https://carmichaeldigitalprojects.org/archivingmontevallo/items/show/1.