The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-02-18
By P. D.

1t is my sincere hope that you Knoxville sadnes
which follows the discovery that dear close friend is mis-
guided mis-inormed and messed up general by abee
Christian ethics and fairness to ALL Gods creatures
my lot suffer such Sadness and at the hands
Of the whom dedicated "The Magnolia Jungle
because of respect regard admiration and love OF friend
ship other than Easton King The chronicle Star
Pascagoula, Miss. see.
This man who has befriended me- who has listened witt
patience my rawlings and rantings for years wrote in hi
column Over The Editors Desk the End Of February
follows
The following appeared in this column Dec. A.
Speedy justice was melted to the three Negro
youths involved the knife sashing of three Tupelo
white Within weeks after their arrest they were at
Parchman PententiarY one TO serve LIE sentence ana
the other 10 years each.
That's it should be- The slashngs were senseless
unprovoed brutal and almost took the life OF at least
of the victims.
we wonder if the temper of justice will pre-
vail another incident also unprovoked and
brutal and senseless eight white youths used
shotgun blast the life out of Negro boy at nearby
Corinh. ,s5tasa
same The white going peacefully about their
when by attackers they had seen
The Negro boy returning peacefully TO his home
when life blasted out of him by attackers ne did not
know. .se sss44
Equal justice should prevail in both But will
Did it? Read the following and judge for yourself 3
t, The eight white youths arrested. charged with
murder and released bond Last week the case wsnf
grand jury The charge against the youth V1ho
actually did the killing reduced TO mansaugh1ers
Accompanying the indictment grand jury RECON-
not indicted Six OF them were re-
leased to youth and the seventh who is H. will
apparently go unpunished
The one who aimed and pulled the trigger OF the 10
GAUGE shotgun sentenced five in the penl-
tertiary with of the five suspended on good
behaviour. other words. prison sentence
for a unprovoked killing
Equal justice? You it.
Truly because Easton's misguided ideas of justice
my heart heavy that my soul is in turmoil tried to talk
with him about it, pointed out the difference IN SKIN color
tried to tell the significance of being born southern
er but alas to avail The poor man believes what ne
wrote tried different approach saying that we N the
south are good nigras that were kind and patient
and paid their doctor bills and went SO far as to gel
them out of JAIL pointed out that Justice was the will
God and that God WASP white, Ango-SaXon, Pro
estan that furthermore God had put curse on nt
nipras of this world telling Easton about the time Lo
oct klnked and how God Ham into Africa JOHN $40
All nv pleading avail My heart beng heavy
went away and wept the blindness of my friend 1t
indeed true that blind those who will not see
John 3:16) Yes King believed what he wrote bu
were he cotton planter then hed see the ignt
Meantime sit and weep and wait with heavy heart
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