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Boyle, Sarah Patton, 1906-1994 "Southerners Will Like Integration"

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.337.03 Author/Creator: Boyle, Sarah Patton, 1906-1994 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Pamphlet Date: February 19, 1955 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 27.9 cm, Width: 21.5 cm Order a Copy

One copy of the Saturday Evening Post dated February 19, 1955. Features article written by Sarah Patton Boyle entitled "Southerners Will Like Integration." Article written by a white woman in Charlottesville, Virginia reflecting on the beginning of integration as well as the perception and treatment of African Americans. Argues that southerners are more open to integration than others or other southerners realize.

Boyle, Sarah Patton, 1906-1994

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