Correspondence of Edwin R. Coover, 1965 June 28-August 31.

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Correspondence of Edwin R. Coover, 1965 June 28-August 31.

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The correspondence concerns the migration of Southern leaders during the Great Depression. Correspondents include Erksine Caldwell, Ralph McGill, C. Vann Woodward, Sidney Blackmer and others who discuss their reasons for leaving the South or remaining.

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