Arrington High was born in 1910 to an African American mother and a Euro-American father.[1] He published the Eagle Eye newspaper in
Jackson, Mississippi.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] High wrote and published the Eagle Eye from his own home, located on Maple Street in Jackson.[1] Copies of the newspaper were sold for ten cents and were available for purchase directly from High or from the Farish Street Newsstand.[1] High was known for being a strong, outspoken advocated for social equality and civil rights.[1] The banner of Eagle Eye read, "America's greatest newspaper, bombarding segregation and discrimination."[1]
High was fined for publishing criticism of
school segregation.[citation needed] He was surveilled by the
Mississippi Sovereignty Commission.[11] He was arrested for selling literature without a permit.[12] After publishing criticism of segregationists, he was held in the
Mississippi State Asylum in Whitfield until he escaped to
Chicago. He reported escaping in a
casket.[5][13][14] He made allegations against a
brothel he said employed African Americans to serve white clients. He continued publishing his newssheet from Chicago. He promoted
conspiracy theories in his later publishing career.[11] He died while living with his daughter in Chicago.[15]
Further reading
Jackson Eagle Eye (September 1954–May 1967) in Jet magazine May 16, 1988