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Jackson Advocate
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
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Sen. Harley Kilgore urges Attorney General Herbert Brownell to investigate mob violence at the University of Alabama protesting the admission of Black student Autherine Lucy, emphasizing the rule of law and democracy.
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Washington. D. C. Feb. 13
Senate Judiciary Chairman Harley Kilgore (D.) W. Va., asked the Justice Department Tuesday to investigate rioting at the University of Alabama over the admission of a Negro student.
Kilgore told Attorney General Herbert Brownell in a letter that he was "deeply disturbed" to read of the "deplorable" treatment accorded Miss Autherine Lucy at the hands of a mob protesting her attendance at the school.
The West Virginia Democrat declared: "This is a deplorable situation and I earnestly request that you immediately order an investigation to determine if any federal statutes have been violated.
"If our nation is to uphold the banner of Democracy, it cannot under any circumstances permit... (Continued on Page Seven)
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such despicable incidents."
In a separate statement, Kilgore commented:
"This is a nation of laws. If the public does not approve a law it can through the proper course amend or repeal that law.
"But, if the government stands by and permits individuals to take the law into their own hands it can only lead to national disrespect for the basic concepts of our nation."
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Feb. 13
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Senate Judiciary Chairman Harley Kilgore requests Justice Department investigation into rioting at University of Alabama over admission of Negro student Autherine Lucy, citing violation of federal statutes and need to uphold democracy.