One Year: 1986 | 4. A Boycott in Mississippi
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Grissom's Resigning From Indianola School District
Indianola's board of aldermen called for him to resign. More than 500 parents signed a letter telling grissom he wouldn't have their support. The boycott was now a month old, and the concerned citizens were threatening to keep it going all the way through the town centennial celebration. A group of white business owners will pay grissom 90 thousand dollars.
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