Date Original
1956 January 7
Description
This collection contains a letter from Amis Guthridge, Executive Secretary of White America, Inc., to George Horton, asking for financial help for the White American Inc., organization.
Biographical/Historical Note
White America Inc. was an organization founded in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, in February 1955. The organization was created following the desegregation of schools in Arkansas, to attempt to prevent integration. In 1955, the group attempted to intimidate the local school board of Hoxie to reverse its decision to integrate its schools. A federal judge said that their actions were so severe that they amounted to terrorism and an injunction was placed on the organization and its affiliates. It was the first time in U.S. history that a federal court had placed such an injunction on white supremacist intimidation. In 1956, the organization merged with the Arkansas chapter of the White Citizens' Council in Little Rock.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.108.024
Resource Type
Text
Collection
White America, Inc. letter, SMC.108.024
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
White America, Inc. letter, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
