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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Sen. Paul Douglas (D-Ill.) urges federal action to encourage liberal Southerners to advocate for better policies toward Negroes, citing their fear of reprisal amid the Senate's civil rights fight.
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WASHINGTON -(UPI)- Sen. Paul Douglas D - Ill., called for federal action Sunday to "liberate" people in the South who are afraid to speak out for a more liberal policy toward Negroes.
Douglas, a leader in the Senate fight for stronger civil rights legislation, said he felt there was "a great body of liberal opinion in the South which wants a happier situation" in regard to race relations
But Douglas said he felt these people were "somewhat restrained by the pressure of public opinion and the fear of what may happen to them if they step out for a more liberal policy towards the Negroes."
He said this body of opinion offered great hope for resolving racial tensions in the South and that "the federal government can help liberate these people."
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Douglas did not spell out, in a TV interview for a New Orleans station WDSU, just what he thought the federal government (Continued on Page 4, Col. 3)
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Sen. Paul Douglas called for federal action to liberate people in the South afraid to speak out for a more liberal policy toward Negroes. He noted a great body of liberal opinion in the South wanting happier race relations but restrained by public opinion and fear. Douglas said this opinion offers hope for resolving racial tensions and the federal government can help liberate these people. He did not specify the plan in a TV interview for New Orleans station WDSU.