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

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

1934

Charles Edmundson

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.

Lynchings, race relations

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