Copy of a typewritten letter, dated October 21, 1962, from P. D. (Percy Dale) East to several friends, in which East explains the difficult situation in which he finds himself in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Some members of the community have accused...
From the East (P.D.) Collection. Typewritten copy of an address by P.D. East titled "On the attainment of distinction" and delivered at Vassar College in December 1962. East discusses his newspaper, The Petal paper, public and commercial...
Transcribed copy of a typewritten letter from P.D. East to friends, dated November 13, 1962, in which East discusses the continuous harassment to which he is subjected in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He also mentions the case of Clyde Kennard, an...
Transcribed copy of a typewritten letter from P. D. East to Theron Lynd, dated November 26, 1962. East makes reference to an incident in which Lynd publicly accused him of being a communist and demands that Lynd either prove his accusation or go...
Copy of a typewritten letter from P.D. East to friends, dated November 12, 1962. East discusses legal negotiations between his attorney, H.B. Cubley, and William Harelson, attorney for his ex-wife.
From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Notes regarding P.D. East and the future of his newspaper, The Petal Paper. The writer had been in touch with East to gather information regarding the precarious future of his paper after suffering economic...
Finding aid for manuscript collection. ; Materials pertaining to East's career as a newspaper publisher in Mississippi and as an advocate for civil rights for African Americans in the 1960s. For the full finding aid, see...
