182. History of Bigotry in the United States, by Gustavus Myers (read 18 Mar 1945) I started to read this book on March 11, 1945. On March 14 I said: "Progress in reading the book is slow. Interesting enough." On March 15, 1945, I said: "Stayed up till 11:30 PM reading History of Bigotry. Certainly interesting. Just finished reading about the intensely anti-Catholic movement of the 1890's : the A.P.A." On Mar 16 I said: Just finished reading a chapter in History of Bigotry which told of the life of Thomas E. Watson of Georgia. Wow. Nothing quite shocked me like that. What an obnoxious guy he was. Told of his anti-Catholic and anti-Jew attitude and of the lynching of a Jew in Georgia, encouraged by Watson!! " On March 18 I said: "Finished History of Bigotry. It was an excellent book for its information but is not well-written. The writer mostly leaves the facts speak for themselves. I'm glad I read it. ( )