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October 3, 1952
Minneapolis Spokesman
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
What is this article about?
President Eisenhower plans to house traveling press corps on trains for upcoming trips to mid-south and Texas to spare Negro reporters from Jim Crow discrimination in Southern hotels, increasing GOP costs. A prior Florida trip saw no such issues.
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Eisenhower Spends Money To Keep Negro Newsmen From Facing Jim Crow
New York City—When Eisenhower makes his next trip to the mid-south and Texas the newspaper corps which travels with him will be housed on the trains instead of in Dixie hotels.
Reason for this is because Eisenhower doesn't want correspondents from Negro press embarrassed by Dixie hotel Jim Crow practices. Housing the press corps on trains will cost the GOP considerably more money than hotel expense which is often borne by local committees.
In the trip to Florida, the only Negro reporter with the party stopped at the hotels wherever the party stayed without any difficulty.
New York City—When Eisenhower makes his next trip to the mid-south and Texas the newspaper corps which travels with him will be housed on the trains instead of in Dixie hotels.
Reason for this is because Eisenhower doesn't want correspondents from Negro press embarrassed by Dixie hotel Jim Crow practices. Housing the press corps on trains will cost the GOP considerably more money than hotel expense which is often borne by local committees.
In the trip to Florida, the only Negro reporter with the party stopped at the hotels wherever the party stayed without any difficulty.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Justice
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Eisenhower
Jim Crow
Negro Newsmen
Press Corps
Gop
Southern Hotels
What entities or persons were involved?
Eisenhower
Where did it happen?
New York City, Mid South, Texas, Florida
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Key Persons
Eisenhower
Location
New York City, Mid South, Texas, Florida
Story Details
Eisenhower arranges for the press corps to be housed on trains during his next trip to the mid-south and Texas to avoid embarrassing Negro correspondents with Jim Crow hotel practices, at extra cost to the GOP. In the prior Florida trip, the Negro reporter stayed in hotels without issue.