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Mayor Ivan Allen
City Hall
Atlanta, Ga.
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Meyor Ivan Allen
City Hall
Atlenta, Gae
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Mayor : Ivan Allen, Jr .
Atlanta, Ga o
Dear Mr . Mayor:
We are not i mpressed with the letters you are g etting
agr ee ing wi th yo u on your st a nd on Civil Rights - and
your testimoany in Washing ton. We were not surprised
at or wi ll we be surprised at anything y ou do since
y ou were elected b y the negr oes and you bought them
to e l ect y ou. Another man was ele ct ed by the white
pe ople. All of t his is facts a nd many o f . your friends
know all this and will neve r tell y ou. You are like
. . ·many pe ople whose best f riends won ' t tell them wha t
. '-' ,t hey ·shou l d know. You are not impressed with anyb od y
' b ut yourseif . You be long to the gr oup wh o does not
know that y ou don't know . Th ere is so me hope for a
person who knows he doesnt know ev8 rything and is willing
to listen - but y ou are not in that ~lass. You c an't
see · your short commings. You wi ll n ever see them - there
is no hope for y ou. There is no hope f or the white
people in Atlmta for the negroes will ~ ontinue t o
elect people like ·you.
any City whi ch will have its recreation department
empl o y ni c e whi te iirls ~nd make them teach negro
men to swim is bownd to get wo5se before it gets better
The Recreation Dept . says that if those g irls refuse
to teach negro men to swim t hat they will not have a
job. These grils need jobs. This must be Russia.
Would you want your daught er, daughter in law or grand
daughter to be teaching negr o men to swim ? ?????? What
is going to happen is that Atlanta is going to get
worse than Washington in less time than Washington got
the way it is. Nine yrs. ago Pres. Isenhou~ put out an
Executive order tha.t there would be no more seggregation
in Washington .
Look at Washingt on today? Not safe for
a white person to be on the street int he daytime much
less night. Atlanta will go fAster and worse because
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of a Mayor like y ou . The c r ime here i s bad eno ugh
n ow - just g ive it ano ther yea r un der y o u and it wil l
n o t be s a fe for whi t e women to be on t h e s tr e ets a l one
here day or ni g ht. Negro e s h ave been t r y ing to buy
rea l estate in yo ur i mm ed i a t e n e i ghborh o od - they wo u l d
hav e bought it i f t he owne r h a d n o t t a k e n th e propert y
of f th e ma r k et b ut th a t won't be f or long - b ecause
th ey wi l l s e nd a whit e pers on t o b uy it who wi l l b e
b uying f or the n e g ro. Then wi ll y ou stand , up and say
t ak e y ou ~ g rief t o the b a l lot b ox. Wa i t un t i l so me of
y our fa mily is ra pe d - will y ou say that t h e pe o p l e o f
your a rea a re unduly a l arme d and y ou wil l do nothing
about it. The t a x payer u n d e r y ou has no ch o i ce e x ce pt
t o a cc e p t your d i r e ct ive.
So me J.E. of y our s o call e d b e s t f r iends d on ' t a g r ee
with you.
It wi ll be j u s t t oo heart b reakin g when you ge t a b i£
f amil y o f negroes next doo r or a c r o s s t h e s t r e e t fr o m
you. Don't think it can't ha p pen t o ypu. You c an't be
for other p e o ple tak i n g it and not b e wi ll ing t o have it
in yo u r s e c t ion. Yo u are not bet te r th a n th e pe ople in
t he Payton Rd . a rea you j u st hav e mor e mo ne y and c a n buy
mo re vo te s .
Wake up Mr . Al l en before it is too late .
Mr s . J ohn Paul Jo nes,
Atlan ta ' s Nort h side
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Meyor’ Ivan Allen, Jr.
Atlenta, Gao
Dear Mr. Mayor:
We are not impressed with the letters you are getting
agréeing with you on your stand on Civil Rights - and
your testimoany in Washington. We were not surprised
at or will we be surprised at anything you do since
you were elected by the negroes and you bought them
to elect youe Another man was elected by the white
people. All of this is facts and many of. your friends
know all this and will nevertell you. You are like
- many people whose best friends won't tell them what
'¢ they should know. You are not impressed with anybody
“but yourself. You belong to the group who does not
know that you don't know. There is some hope for a
person who knows he doesnt know everything and is willing
to listen - but you are not in that class. You can't
see your short commingse You will never see them - there
is no hope for youe There is no hope for the white
people in Atlmta for the negroes will continue to
elect people like you.
4ny City which will have its recreation department
employ nice white girls and make them teach negro
men to swim is bownd to get wodse before it gets better
The Recreation Dept. says that if those girls refuse
to teach negro men to swim that they will not have a
job. These grils need jobs. This must be Russia.
Would you want your daughter, daughter in law or grand
daughter to be teaching negro men to swim??????? What
is going to happen is that Atlanta is going to get
worse than Wsshington in less time than Washington got
the way it is. Nine yrs. ago Pres. Isenhour put out an
Executive order that there wouldbe no more seggregation
in Washington. Look at Washington today. Not safe for
a white person to be on the street inthe day time much
less night. Atlanta will go faster and worse because
of a Mayor like you. The crime here is bad enough
now - just give it another year under you end it will
not be safe for white women to be on the streets alone
here day or night. Negroes have beentrying to buy
real estate in your immediate neighborhood - they would
have bought it if the owner had not taken the property
off the market but that won't be for long - because
they will send a white person to buy it who will be
buying for the negro. Then will you stand.up and say
take your grief to the ballot box. Wait until some of
your family is raped - will you say that the people of
your area are unduly alarmed and you will do nothing
about it. The tax payer under you has no choice except
to accept your directive.
Some ym of your so called best friends don't agree
with you.
It will be just’ too heart breaking when you get a bi€
family of negroes next door or across the street from
you. Dawid think it can't happen to you. You can't be
for other people taking it and not be willing to have it
in your section. You are not better than the people in
the Payton Rd. area you just have more money and can buy
more votese
Wake up Mr. Allen before it is too late.
Mrs. John Paul Jones,
Atlanta's Northside
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'Ivan Allen
Need Accornrn dations Law
•
To Hold .ins, Mayor Says
As perceptive men of wide experience I feel confident that you will agree with me that this is
as serious a basic problem fu the North, East and West as it is in the South. It must be defined
as an all-American pr oblem, which requires an all-American solution based on local thought,
local action and local cooperation. The 500,000 people who live within our city limits consist of
300,000 white citizens and slightly more than 200,000 Negro citizens. That makes the population of
Atlanta 60 per cent white, 40 per cent Negro. Th at 60-40 percentage emphasizes how essential it is
for the people of Atlanta, on their local level, to solve the problem of racial discrimination in order
to make Atlanta a better place in which to live.
· Constitution of the United States.
As the mayor of the SouthUnder this Constitution we have
east's largest city, I can say
f always been able to do what is
to you out of first-hand experibest for all of the people of this
ence and first-hand knowledge
country. I beg of you not to let
that nowhere does the problem
this i s s u e of <,tiscriminatio
of eliminating discrimination
drown in legalistic waters. I am
between the races strike so
firmly convinced that the Suclosely home as it does to the
preme Court insists that the
public official. He is the man
same fundamental rights mus~
who cannot pass the buck.
be held by every American
From th.is viewpoint, I speak
citizen.
of the problem as having been
Atlanta is a case that proves
brought into sharp focus by dethat the problem of discriminacisions of the Supreme Court of
tion can be solved to some extent . . . and I use this "some
(This is a po-rtion of the
extent" cautiously, . . . as we
t ext of t he statement made t o
certainly have not solved all of
the Senate Commer ce Comthe problems ; but we have met
them in a number of areas. This
m i ttee last Friday by May or
can be done locally, voluntarily,
I v an A llen J r . of Atianta.)
and by private business itself!
On the other hand, there are
the United States and then gen- '
hundreds of communities and
erally ignored by the presidents
cities, certainly throughout the
and congresses of the United
nation that have not ever adM ayor AUen
States. Like a foundling baby,
dressed themselves to the issue.
this awesome problem has been
Whereas, others have flagrantly
that responsibility of the press
left on the doorsteps of local
the demand; and today,
ignored
(and
by
this
I
mean
radio
and
governments throughout the nastand in all defiance to a ny
television as well as the written
tion.
change.
press) is inseparable from free. It is true that Atlanta has
dom of the press.
The Congress of the United
achieved success in eliminating
We are fortunate that we have
States is now confronted with a
discrimination in areas where
one of the world famous edigrave decision. Shall you pass a
some other cities have failed,
to1ial spokesmen for reason and
public accommodation bill that
but we do not boast of our sucforc es this issue? Or, shall you
moderation on one of our white
cess. Instead of boasting, we
create another round of disputes
newspapers, along with other
say with the humility of those
over segregation by refusing to
editors and many reporters who
who believe in reality that we
pass such legislation?
stress significance rather than
have achieved our measure of
sensation in the r eporting and
success only because we looked
interpretation of what happens
Might Slip
facts in the face and accepted
in our city.
Surely, the Congress r ealizes
the Supreme Court's decisions
As I see it, our Negro leaderthat after having failed to take
as inevitable and as the law of
ship in Atlanta is responsible
any definite action on this subour land. Having embraced
and constructive. I am sure
ject in the last ten years, to fail
r ealism in general, we then set
that our Negro leadership is as
to pass the bill would amount to
out to solve specific problems
desirous of obtaining additional
an endorsement of private busiby local cooperation between
civic and economic and personness setting up an entirely new
people of good will and good
al rights as · is any American
status of discrimination through.sense representing both races.
citizen. But by constructive I out the nation, Cities like Atlanta
~an to define .Atlanta's Negro
might slip backwards, Hotels aml
.,. Given Rig hts
leadership as being realistic- restaurants that have already
Atlanta's steps h a v e been as recognizing that it is more
taken this issue upon themselves '
taken in some instances in comand opened their doors might
important to obtain the rights
pliance with court decisions, and
find it convenient to go back to l
they seek than it is to stir up
in other instances the steps have demonstrations.
the old status. Failure by Con- 1
been voluntary prior to any
gress to take definite action at
So
it
is
to
the
constructive
court action. In each instance .
this time is by inference an enmeans by which these rights
the action has resulted in white
dorsement of the right of pri- 1
can
be
obtained
that
our
Negro
citizens relinquishing special
vate
business to practice ra- 1
privileges which they had en- leaders constantly a d d r e s s
cial discrimination and, in my
themselves.
They
are
interestjoyed under the practices of
opinion, would start the same
ed in results instead of rhetoric.
racial discrimination. Each acold round of squabbles and dem•
tion also has resulted in the Ne- They reach for lasting goals in- onstrations that we have bad
stead
of
grabbing
for
momengro citizen being given rights
in the past.
which all others previously had tary publicity. They are realGentlemen, if I had your
enjoyed and which he has been ists. not rnbble rou ers. Alon
I
�Now I would like to submit
my personal reasons why I
think Atlanta has resolved some
of these problems while iii other
cities, solutions have seemed
impossible and strife and conflict have resulted.
As an illustration, I would'like
t.o describe a recent visit of an
official delegation from a great
Eastern city which has a Negro
population of over 600,000 cansisting of in excess of 20 per
cent of its whole population.
The members of this delegation at first simply did not understand and would hardly believe that the business, civic and
political interests of Atlanta had
intently concerned themselves
with the Negro population. I
still do not believe that they are
convinced that all of our civic
bodies backed by the public interest and supported by the city
government have da!ily concerned themselves with an effort
to solve our gravest problemwhich is relations between our
races.
Not Hidden
Gentlemen, Atlanta has not
swept this question under the
rug at any point. Step by stepsometimes under court ordersometimes voluntarily moving
ahead of pressures-sometimes
adroitly-and many times clumsily-we have tried to find a solution to each specific problem
through an agreement between
the affected white ownership
and the Negro leadership.
To do this we have not appointed a huge general bi-racial
committee which too often merely becomes a burial place for
unsolved problems. By contrast,
each time a specific problem
1 as come into focus, we have
1pointed the people involved
t ' work out the solution-thea" owners to work with the top
~ leaders, or hotel owners
work with the top leadership,
'· certain restaurant owners
tho of their own volition dealt
.vith the top Negro leadership.
By developing the lines of communication and respectability,
we have been able to reach amic able solutions.
Atlanta is the world's center
of Negro higher education.
There are six great Negro universities and colleges located inside our city limits. Because of
this, a great number of intelligent, well-educated Negro citizens have chosen t.o remai n in
our city. As a result of their
education, they have had the
ability to develop a prosperous
Negro business community.
Then there is another powerful factor working in the behalf of good racial relations in
our city. We have news media,
both white and Negro, whose
leaders strongly believe and put
into practice the great truth
tegrity.
I do not believe that any sincere American citizen desires
to see the rights of private business restricted by the federal
government unl'ess such restriction is absolutely necessary for
the welfare of the people of this
country.
On the other hand, following
the line of thought of the decisions of the federal courts in
the past 15 years, I am not convinced that current rulings of
the courts would grant to
American business the privilege
of driscrimination by race in the
selection of its customers.
What ls Right?
Here again we get into the
area of what is right and what
is best for the people of this
country. If the privilege of selection based on r ace and color
should be granted then would
we be giving to business the
right to set up a segregated
economy? . . . And if so, how
fast would this right be utilized
by the nation's people? .. .
And now soon would we again
be going through the old turmoil
of riots, strife, demonstrations,
boycotts, picketing?
Are we going to say that' ~t is
all right for the Negro citizen
to go into the bank on Main
Street and to deposit his earnings or borrow money, then to
go to department stores to buy
what he needs, to go t.o the supermarket to purchase food for
his family, and so on along
Main Street until he comes to a
r estaurant or a hotel - in all
these other business places he
is treated just like any other
customer- but when he comes
to the restaurant or the hotel,
are we going to say that it is
right and legal for the operators
of these businesses, merely as a
matter of convenience, t.o insist
that the Negro's citizenship be
changed and that, as a secon·d
class citizen, he is to be refused
service? I submit that 1t is not
right to allow an American's
citizenship to be changed merely as a matter of convenience.
If the Congress should fail to
clarify the issues of the present
time, then by inference it would
be saying that you could begin
discrimination under the guise
of private business. I do not believe that this is what the
Supreme Court has intended
with its decisions. I do not believe that this is the intent of
Congress or the people of this
country.
I am not a lawyer, senators.
I am not sure I clearly understand all of the testimony involving various amendments to
the Constitution and the commerce clause which has been
given to this committee. I have
a fundamental respect for the
experience rhave had, I would
pass a public accommodation
bill. Such a bill, J;iowever,
should provide an opportunity
for each local government first
to meet this problem and attempt to solve it on a local,
voluntary basis, with each business making its own decision.
I r ealize that it is quite easy to
ask you to give an opportunity '
to each businessman in each
city to make his decision and
accomplish such an objective
. . . but it is extremely difficult
to legislate such a problem.
What I am trying to say is
that the pupil placement plan,
which has been widely used in
the South, provided a time table
approved by the federal courts
which helped in getting over the
troubled water of eiimination of
discrimination in public schools. 1
It seems to me that cities working with private business institutions could now move into the
same area and that the federal
government legislation should
be based on the idea that those
businesses have a reasonable
time to accomplish such an act. .
Last Resort
a
I think a public accommoda- ~
tion law now should stand only ~
as the last resort to assure that a
discrimination is eliminated, but -a
that such a law would grant a '!j
r easonable time for cities and '
businesses to carry out t his ~
function before
federal interven- 0Ii
,
tion. .
•
It nught even be necessary
that the time factor be made
more lenient in favor of smaller cities and communities, for .
we all know that large metropolitan areas have the capabili- l
ty of adjusting t.o changes more
rapidly than smaller communities.
But the point I want to emphasize again is that now is the '
time for legislative action. We
cannot dodge the issue. We
cannot l o o k b a c k over our
shoulders or turn the clock back
to the 1860s. We must take action now to assure a greater
future for our citizens and our
country.
A hundred years ago the abolishment of slavery won the
United States the acclaim of the
whole world when it made every
American free in theory.
Now the elimination of segregation, which is slavery's stepchild, is a challenge to all of us
to make every American free
in fact as well as in theory- and
again to establish our nation as
the true champion of the free
world.
Mr. Chairman and members
of the committee, I want to
thank you for the opportunity
of telling you about Atlanta's
efforts to provide equality of
citizenship to all within its
borders.
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Ivan Allen
Need Accommodations Law
To Hold Gains, Mayor Says
As perceptive men of wide experience I feel confident that you will agree with me that this is
as serious a basic problem in the North, East and West as it is in the South.
It must be defined
as an all-American problem, which requires an all-American solution based on local thought,
local action and local cooperation. The 500,000 people who live within our city limits consist of
300,000 white citizens and slightly more than 200,000 Negro citizens.
That makes the population of
Atlanta 60 per cent white, 40 per cent Negro. That 60-40 percentage emphasizes how essential it is
for the people of Atlanta, on their local level, to solve the problem of racial discrimination in order
to make Atlanta a better place in which to live.
As the mayor of the South-
east’s largest city, I can say BR
to you out of first-hand experi-
ence and first-hand knowledge
that nowhere does the problem
of eliminating discrimination
between the races strike so
closely home as it does to the
public official. He is the man
who cannot pass the buck.
From this viewpoint, I speak
of the problem as having been
brought into sharp focus by de-
cisions of the Supreme Court of -
(This is a portion of the
text of the statement made to
the Senate Commerce Com-
mittee last Friday by Mayor
Ivan Allen Jr. of Atlanta.)
the United States and then gen- |
erally ignored by the presidents
and congresses of the United
States. Like a foundling baby,
this awesome problem has been
left on the doorsteps of local
governments throughout the na-
tion.
It is true that Atlanta has
achieved success in eliminating
discrimination in areas where
some other cities have failed,
but we do not boast of our suc-
cess. Instead of boasting, we
say with the h of those
who believe in reality that we
have achieved our measure of
suecess only because we looked
facts in the face and accepted
the Supreme Court's decisions
as inevitable and as the law of
our land. Having embraced
realism in general, we then set
out to solve specific problems
by local cooperation between
people of good will and good
sense representing both races.
' Given: Rights ~~
Atlanta’s steps have been
taken in some instances in com-
pliance with court decisions, and
in other instances the steps have
been vekantery prior to any
court action. In
the action has resulted in white
citizens relinquishing special
privileges which they had en-
joyed under the practices of
racial discrimination. Each ae-
tion also has resulted in the Ne-
gro citizen being
which all others
enjoyed and which h
each instance.
Cae oe
Mayor Allen
that responsibility of the press
(and by this I mean radio and
television as well as the written
press) is inseparable from free-
dom of the press.
We are fortunate that we have
one of the world famous edi-
- torial spokesmen for reason and
moderation on one of our white
newspapers, along with other
editors and many reporters who
stress significance rather than
sensation in the reporting and
interpretation of what happens
in our city.
As I see it, our Negro Jeader-
ship in Atlanta is responsible
and constructive. I am sure
that our Negro leadership is as
desirous of obtaining additional
civie and economie and person-
al rights as’ is any American
citizen. But by constructive I
mean. te define Atlanta's Negro —
lea p as being realistic—
as reco mae that it is more
important to
they seck than it is to stir up
demonstrations.
So it is to the constructive
means by which these rights
’ ean be obtained that our Negro
leaders constantly address
themselves, They are interest-
ed in results instead of rhetoric.
They reach for lasting goals in-
stead of grabbing for momen-
ier Aine They are _Deal-
‘obtain the rights
Constitution of the United States.
Under this Constitution we have
always been able to do what is
best for all of the people of this
country. I beg of you not to let
. this issue of discrimination
drown in legalistic waters. I am
firmly convinced that the Su-
‘preme Court insists that the
same fundamental rights must
be held by every American
citizen.
Atlanta is a case that proves
that the problem of discrimina-
tion can be solved to some ex-
tent... and I use this “some
extent” cautiously, . . . as we
certainly have not solved all of
the problems; but we have met
them in a number of areas. This
can be done locally, voluntarily,
and by private business itself!
On the other hand, there are
hundreds of communities and
cities, certainly throughout the
nation that have not ever ad-
dressed themselves to the issue.
Whereas, others have flagrantly
ignored the demand; and today,
stand in all defiance to any
change.
The Congress of the United
States is now confronted with a
grave decision. Shall you pass a
public accommodation bill that
forces this issue? Or, shall you
create another round of disputes
over segregation by refusing to
pass such legislation?
Might Slip
Surely, the Congress realizes
that after having failed to take
any definite action on this sub-
ject in the last ten years, to fail
to pass the bill would amount to
an endorsement of eae tes
ness setting up an ot ee new.
status of discrimination thro gh-
out the nation, Cities like 4 - a
might slip backw,
sue U ht
enient te
ha old as . Failure by Con-’
gress to take “definite action at
this time is by inference an en-
dorsement of the right of pris
vate business to practice ‘Tas
cial discrimination and, in my
opinion, would start the same
old round of squabbles and dem-
onstrations that we have had
in the past.
Gentlemen, if 1, had your
Now I would like to submit
my personal reasons why I[
think Atlanta has resolved some
of these problems while in other
cities, solutions have seemed
impossible and strife and con-
flict have resulted.
As an illustration, I would like
to describe a recent visit of an
official delegation from a great
Eastern city which has a Negro
population of over 600,000 con-
sisting of in excess of 20 per
cent of its whole population.
The members of this delega-
tion at first simply did not un-
derstand and would hardly be-
lieve that the business, civic and
political interests of Atianta had
intently concerned themselves
with the Negro population. I
still do not believe that they are
convinced that all. of our civic
bodies backed by the public in-
terest and supported by the city
government have daily con-
cerned themselves with an effort
to solve our gravest problem—
which is relations between our
Traces,
Not Hidden
Gentlemen, Atlanta has not
swept this question under the
Tug at any point. Step by step—
sometimes under court order—
sometimes voluntarily moving
ahead of pressures—sometimes
adroitly—and many times clum-
sily—we have tried to find a so-
lution to each specific problem
through an agreement between
the affected white ownership
and the Negro leadership.
To do this we have not ap-
pointed a huge general bi-racial
committee which too often mere-
ly becomes a burial place for
unsolved problems. By contrast,
each time a specific problem
‘as come into focus, we have
opointed the people involved
work out the solution—thea-
,. owners to work with the top
‘gro leaders, or hotel owners
work with the top leadership, .
certain restaurant owners
sho of their own volition dealt
with the top Negro leadership.
By developing the lines of com-
munication and respectability,
we have been able to reach ami-
cable solutions.
Atlanta is the world’s center
of Negro higher education.
There are six great Negro uni-
versities and colleges located in-
side our city limits. Because of
this, a great number of intelli-
gent, well-educated Negro citi-
zens haye chosen to remain in
our city. As a result of their
education, they have had the
ability to develop a prosperous
Negro business community. i
Then there is another power-
ful factor working in the he-
half of good racial relations in
our city. We have news media,
both white and Negro, whose
leaders strongly believe and put
into practice the great truth
»
tegrity.
I do not believe that any sin-
cere American citizen desires
to see the rights of private busi-
ness restricted by the federal
government unless such restric-
tion is absolutely necessary for
the welfare of the people of this
country.
On the other hand, following
the line of thought of the deci-
sions of the federal courts in
the past 15 years, I am not con-
vinced that current rulings of
the courts would grant to
American business the privilege
of driscrimination by race in the
‘selection of its customers.
What Is Right?
Here again we get into the
area of what is right and what
is best for the people of this
country. If the privilege of se-
lection based on race and color
should be granted then would
we be giving to business the
right to set up a segregated
economy? ... And if so, how
fast would this right be utilized
by the nation’s people? ...
And now soon would we again
be going through the old turmoil
of riots, strife, demonstrations,
boycotts, picketing?
Are we going to say that it is
all right for the Negro citizen
to go into the bank on Main
Street and to deposit his earn-
ings or borrow money, then to
go to department stores to buy
what he needs, to go to the su-
permarket to purchase food for
his family, and so on along
Main Street until he comes to a
restaurant or a hotel — in all
these other business places he
is treated just like any other
customer—but when he comes
to the restaurant or the hotel,
are we going to say that it is
right and legal for the operators
of these businesses, merely as a
matter of convenience, to insist
that the Negro’s citizenship be
changed and that, as a second
class citizen, he is to be refused
service? I submit that it is not
right to allow an American’s
citizenship to be changed mere-
ly as a matter of convenience.
If the Congress should fail to
clarify the issues of the present
time, then by inference it would
' be saying that you could begin
discrimination under the guise
of private business. I do not be-
lieve that this is what the
Supreme Court has intended
with its decisions. I do not be-
lieve that this is the intent of
Congress or the people of this
country.
I am not a lawyer, senators.
I am not sure I clearly under-
stand all of the testimony in-
volving various amendments to.
the Constitution and the com-
merce clause which has been
given to this committee. I have
a fundamental respect for the
experience 1 nave nad, 1 would
pass a public accommodation
bill. Such a bill, however,
should provide an opportunity
for each local government first
to meet this problem and at-
tempt to solve it on a local,
voluntary basis, with each busi- /
ness making its own decision.
I realize that it is quite easy to |
ask you to give an opportunity !
to each businessman in each’
city to make his decision and
accomplish such an objective
. but it is extremely difficult
to legislate such a problem.
What I am trying to say is
that the pupil placement plan, |
which has heen widely used in
the South, provided a time table
approved by the federal courts |
which helped in getting over the
troubled water of elimination of
discrimination in public schools. ,
It seems to me that cities work-
ing with private business insti- -
tutions could now move into the
same area and that the federal ’
government legislation should?
be based on the idea that those
businesses have a reasonable ;
time to accomplish such an act. ;
3
Last Resort x
I think a public accommoda-!
tion law now should stand only 1
as the last resort to assure that
discrimination is eliminated, but ®
that such a law would grant a
reasonable time for cities and
businesses to carry out this*
function before federal interven- §
tion, a
It might even be necessary ©
that the time factor be made
more lenient in favor of small- 1
er cities and communities, for :
we all know that large metro- 1
politan areas have the capabili- )
ty of adjusting to changes more }
rapidly than smaller communi-
ties.
But the point I want to em,
phasize again is that now is the }
time for legislative action. We ,
cannot dodge the issue. We |
eannot look back over our
shoulders or turn the clock back
to the 1860s. We must take ac- |
tion now to assure a greater.
future for our citizens and our
country.
A hundred years ago the abol: |
ishment of slavery won the
United States the acclaim of the |
whole world when it made every
American free in theory.
Now the elimination of segre-
gation, which is slavery’s step-
child, is a challenge to all of us
to make every American free
in fact as well as in theory—and
again fo establish our nation as
the true champion of the free
world.
Mr, Chairman and members
of the committee, I want to
thank you for the opportunity
of telling you about Atlanta’s
efforts to provide equality of
citizenship to all within its
borders.
i
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Response to Needs
By PIERCE HARRIS
IT HAPPENED so m any years
ago that the whole countryside is changed and conditions
/
a r e entirely ·
different, but I
/
think the prin-«
ciple is t h e
same. Prin\
ciples have no I ~ ·,:::dateline. Like ~ ~ l ~ t.l1
it says in the
1,
Book, they are
'-:::;- ~
the same yes·
terday, today
and fore ver.
He was a country doctor and
I was a country preacher. We
became fast friends, though he
was a good many years older
than I. Then one day he said,
"Preacher, I'm going to retire."
It hit me like a hammer in
the head. "Retire!" I said.
"Why, and what will all these
people do without you to doctor
them? "
He smiled. " I'm tired of travelling these muddy mountain
roads at all hours of the day
and night. I'm going t:o settle
down to looking after my farm,
DlY cattle, and my investments."
It still hit me-hard!
ONE DOCTOR
T h e r e were several other
preachers in the county, but
l.y one ot her doctor It w
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A YE
AGO Sa~day was the saddest day of my life.
as•
the Emory Umversity Hospital after fighting a losing battle for almost a y~ar against the relentless a ttrition of age.
Had he lived one more week he would have been
87 years old.
(_ . .
F or the two-and-a-half months he was in the
\"'hospital it was apparent that it was only a matter
'\
of time-and not much , at that-before the end
e11
1
uld
It
ed t
tha
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, !
wo
come.
seem
o me
t on no one day
,,,,
could it be said that he was in better condition
' - 1.
than he had been the day before.
.· ~ · ,
. I am convinced that ~e knew he was living out
~ )
his last days yet the ubJect was never mentioned
"..//
between us. Before entering the hospital he had
put his affairs in order but without expres~ing any doubt that he
would be reslored to useful good heal th. The matt.er of death was
never discussed.
The n_i~ht before he died J left the hospital with a heavy heart.
The phys1C1ans who had exerted every skill at their command to
fi.e:ht off the inevitable had told me the end was not far away. I,
too, had a premonition that the sands were running out.
So, after returning home, I wrote his obituary and marked it
"Hold For Release." I planned to give it to Harold Davis The
Journal's city editor, to be placed in his files for use when n~ed.
At the time I didn't realize it would be needed the next day.
A year has passed since the Good Doctor died. Time has worn
away the keen edge of grief. But no day has passed since his death
that he hasn't been in my thoughts. At odd moments I recall
amusing things he had said or done ; bits of his personal philosophy
of living that had been etched in my memory , words of counsel
that had guided me through the treacherous shows of indecision and
disorganization.
VERY NEAR
There are times when I feel his presence very near. This is
ei;pecially true on unday when I am aln1ost conduced tl'lal he is
sitting in his accustomed place in the sanctuary of the First
Methoclist Churcll here he rendered his last service as a minister
of the gospel as Dr. Pi rce Harris' associate. There are
ts
when I am watc
televi ·on that the
· ooies aver me that
don
commenting about
he is sitting in bi rocking c · .this and that.
This feeling of n 1ess was especially ~ rong a few nights ago
!~Y-
t t ~ :~ ~7be:~re~~:8!
It got me excited too. I called
I.
-k,:;.. .~ · • N Doc and he had already gone to
Zt,NP ,tJLX,
"'
LA11 I.IV\
"' v bed, too, and wasn't any too
whe
attended the annual pi c of the Hemphill Bible Class
happy being called at that hour.
which he taught for _m any years and which meant 50 much to him.
NOT MADE
Several others told me they had similar feelings <As a tribute to
"If
d 't
.. I ·ct "I'
the memory of the Good Doctor the members · of the Hemphill
. you on go,
sai • . m
Class are contributing the altar flowers for the services at the First
go~ to ann01;1nc~ from ev~1:7
Methodist Chw·ch next Sunday.)
pulpit on my c1rcwt that you ve
My recollections of tlhe Good Doctor are happy ones. He was
l~t a woman suffer-a nd maybe
one who let the sunshine of life disperse the shadows and had the
<!ie-when you c?Uld ha~e rehappy faculty of transmitting this attitude to others. He was a man
liheevedb bher sduffermgbe, deled
iverhed
r a Y, an may sav
er
- - - - -- -- - -- - -- - -- -- - - -- lif " I
·t
d b t 1
PERCENTA GE SAM SAY S:
e. 1 watosn .1 ma • u
whas
as c ose
I as a preac er
" T he art of staying happ ily married is not nearly as
ought to oome.
t ough as the art of stu11ing unhappily married ."
Reluctantly, he got out of bed
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -an~ went. Benevolent blackof good humor as well as one of good will . He had a religious faith
mail, yo~i'd say.
so strong that it overcarne such doubts and indecisions as some,Just a few years ago, he died,
times overcom e other men. He never, as the saying goes, set the
full of honors, and beloved by
world on fire but he started a few blazes here and there.
all the people who . called him
I have taken the liberty of writing this very personal column
Doc to ~he end of his days, and
on the anniversary of the GOOd Doctor 's death because I feel there
call~ hun when he was neede<_I.
are many others who ma:v read it who also have lost loved ones
HIS farm never suffered. His
within the last year and share similar feelings about them.
cattle took b\ue ribbons at shows
Also, to those who inay be puzzled by the term "ttJ.e Good
all over the South, but his greatDoctor " I would like to_ e>q>l~ that he was my father-Dr. Walest happiness was in going back
lace Rogers-a Methodist IJlllUSler who served his God his de·
where he was needed.
nomination and his fellow inan with consecration and dedication
"You shook me up," he used
throughout his long life.
to say, "b~t you also. saved ~e
fro!n a life of selfishness m
PEACB'l'REE PARADE
which I could have never been
• ·. ·BILL CRYSTAL, _the ~nox Square purveyor of s,oung folks'
really happy."
clotlung, fraternizing witll friends on The Mall · . . Likewi e
Now, let me ask you: Does a
BYRON BROOKE. the stoclt and bond company exec .
EDDIE
man, doctor. or what-ha\ e-you,
AU3RIGHT, the clothing ·tore advertising geruu , dining · of a rehave the r ight to retn·e when he
cent evening at Yogi's .. . ABE WE.INSTEil . the advertising <>onis needed to help relievp the . ufsultant, recalling days of YQJ.·e ~ hen he was being reared in Auf rings nnd sins of a sorrowful
nd haken
gust.a !Ga.l .. . The REV.
ERT A. IBALDY > Fil E, the
l'ld '? I doubt .it.
minlster-orafur
- ftn
· the blterest of
Deep down in u all i. the rlebet 1· aiter-d nner and convention speak
~ ~~ (?!Ut, si) e to know that we are stiil
the CPA, proud of the r11ct that he recently has
u
avoirdupois .. . Pome In Which L Contained An Observation Conearning The Virtues Of Ffltgality:
Persons who indulge in thrift
Give their own morale a lift.
y'
7:05 the m_o rrun_g of July Tl , 1962 ~at_the Good Docto died in
going to be hard to get anoth
doctor to come there and
his place. This was a long ·
ago. The shadow of the gre~
depr ession was already darl
across the mountains and mon
ey was scarce.
"You can't! " I said, as se
rious as a young inexperiencefj
preacher can say it, "You can't
Think of all the people Who wi]
die but who might live if yo
keep on doctoring them." Ano
that led him off into a long ra
bling dissertation about how hE
had done his duty by them, and
how be was now entitled to !ill
days of relaxation and rest.
It didn't impress me.
"These people are the ones
who made you rich," I said
though rich was probably an extravagance, because he was
only wor th about three hundred
thousand dollars, or in thae
neighborhood, but like I say,
that's a real nice neighborhood.
So he retired. He looked
his farm, his cattle and his investments, until there came
day . . . or a night , r ather-cold,
rainy winter night.
We had already gone to bed;
then the phone rang. It was a
friend way back up in the val
He was , mu.ch excited.
Could you get Doc to ~ome ~P
. J.llere?" he asked, and his voice
'r trembled like a leaf in the wind.
"Mamie is going to have her
~ t~!~t .~nd we've just got
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AGO Satu fay was the saddest day of my life
7:05 the morning of July 27, 1962 that the Good Docto died
the Emory University Hospital after fighting a losing battle for at
most a year against the relentless attrition of age.
Had he lived one more week he would have been
87 years old.
For the two-and-a-half months he was in the
hospital if was apparent that it was only a matter
of time—and not much, at that—before the end ,
would come. It seemed to me that on no one day
could it be said that he was in better condition
than he had been the day before.
T am convinced that he knew he was living out
his last days yet the subject was never mentioned
between us. Before entering the hospital he had
put his affairs in order but without expressing any doubt that he
would be restored to useful good health. The matter of death was
never discussed.
The night before he died I left the hospital with a heavy heart.
The physicians who had exerted every skill at their command to
fight off the inevitable had told me the end was not far away. I,
too, had a premonition that the sands were running out.
So, after returning home, I wrote his obituary and marked it
“Hold For Release.’ I planned to give it to Harold Davis, The
| Journal’s city editor, to be placed in his files for use when needed.
At the time I didn’t realize it would be needed the next day.
A year has passed since the Good Doctor died. Time has worn
away the keen edge of grief. But no day has passed since his death
that he hasn't been in my thoughts, At odd moments I recall
amusing things he had said or done; bits of his personal philosophy
of living that had been etched.in my memory; words of counsel
that had guided me through the tesa shogjs of indecision and
disorganization.
VERY NEAR
times when I feel his presence very near. This is
especial His on Sones: wih T am altuest convinced that he is
ating. s in the sanétuary of the First
Methodist ' Brana his last Bavice as a 2 eae .
\of the Harris’ associate, ‘2 night)
ea tan eae ion that the feclingsas me that
> is es hissocking chair insawe\dem 5 about
OS pis feeling
of netrjess was especially strong a few ‘ids ago
Kesponse to Needs
By. PIERCE HARRIS
IT HAPPENED so many years
ago that the whole country-
side is changed and conditions
a r e entirely rs
different, but I A
think the prin- f
ciple is the
same. Prin-
ciples have no
dateline. Like
it says in the
Book, they are
the same yes-
terday, today
and forever.
He was a country doctor and
I was a country preacher. We
became fast friends, though he
was a good many years older
than I. Then one day he said,
“Preacher, I’m going to retire.”
It hit me like a hammer in
the head. “Retire!” I said.
“Why, and what will all these
people do without you to doctor
them?”
He smiled. “I’m tired of trav-
elling these muddy mountain
roads at all hours of the day
and night. I’m going to settle
down to looking after my farm,
my cattle, and my investments.”
Tt still hit me—hard!
ONE DOCTOR
There were several other
Preachers in the county, but
wh
which he taught for many years and which meant so much to him.
Several others told me they had similar feelings. (As a tribute to
the memory of the Good Doctor the members of the Hemphill
Class are contributing the altar flowers for the services at the First
Methodist Church next Sunday.)
My recollections of the Good Doctor are happy ones. He was
one who let the sunshine of life disperse the shadows and had the
happy faculty of transmitting this attitude to others. He was a man
PERCENTAGE SAM SAYS;
“The art of staying happily married is not nearly as
tough as the art of staying unhappily married.”
‘of good humor as well as one of good will. He had a religious faith
so strong that it overcame such doubts and indecisions as some-
times overcome other Men. He never, as the sayin& goes, set the
world on fire but he Started a few blazes here and there.
I have taken the liberty of writing this very personal column
on the anniversary of the Good Doctor’s death because I feel there
are many others whO May read it who also have lost loved ones
within the last year and share similar feelings about them,
Also, to those who tay be puzzled by the term “the Good
Doctor” I would like to explain that he was my pather—Dr. Wal-
lace Rogers—a Methodist minister who served his God, his de-
nomination and his fellow man with consecration and dedication
throughout his long life.
PEACWHTREE PARADE
. BILL Pata be Lenox Square purveyor of veins folks’
clothing, fraterni th friends on The Mall . . ee shan
BYRON BROOKE, the mio and bond company exec , , |
ALBRIGHT, the clothing stpye advertising genius, dining
cent evening at Yori’s .. . ape IN, the advertising con-
sultant, recalling days of Yore when he was being in i
da (Ga)... The REVOHUBERT A. (BALDY) WH the
rato ‘ palit gin the ilerest
Give their own morale a lift.
ALR OCtOf
Rice, Anbpput aud Toh Bate
ded the annual pititic of the Hemphill Bible Class
going to be hard to get anothe
doctor to come there and tak
his place. This was a long tim
ago. The shadow of the grea
depression was already dar]
across the mountains and mon
ey was scarce.
“You can’t!” I said, as se
rious as a young inexperiencec
preacher can say it, “You can’t!
Think of all the people who wil
die but who might live if you
keep on doctoring them.’ Anc
that led him off into a long ram:
bling dissertation about how he
had done his duty by them, anc
how he was now entitled to his
days of relaxation and rest.
Tt didn’t impress me.
“These people are the ones
who made you rich,” I said,
though rich was probably an ex-
travagance, because he was
only worth about three hundred
thousand dollars, or in that
neighborhood, but like I say,
that’s a real nice neighborhood.
So he retired. He looked after
his farm, his cattle and his in-
vestments, until there came a
day ... ora night, rather—cold,
rainy winter night.
We had already gone to bed;
then the phone rang. It was a
friend way back up in the val-
ley. He was much excited.
“Could you get ‘Doc’ to come up
sphere he asked, and his voice
trembled like a leaf in the wind.
“Mamie is going to have her
a tonight and we've die got
HY 157 dy
This was years before it was
thought necessary to have a
baby in a hospital.
It got me excited too. I called
Doe and he had already gone to
bed, too, and wasn’t any too
happy being called at that hour.
NOT MADE
STF you don’t £0," in said, “T'm
going to announce from every
pulpit on my circuit that you've
Jet a woman suffer—and maybe
die—when you could have re-
lieved her suffering, delivered
her baby, and maybe saved her
life.” I wasn’t mad, but I was
as close to it as a preacher
ought to come. .
Reluctantly, he got out of bed
and went. Benevolent black-
mail, you'd say.
Just a few years ago, he died,
full of honors, and beloved by
all the people who called him
Doc to the end of ‘his days, and
called him when he was needed.
His farm never suffered. His
cattle took blue ribbons at shows
all over the South, but his great-
est happiness was in going back
where he was needed. ~
“You shook me up,” he used
to say, “but you also saved me
from a life of selfishness in
ae I could have never been
Teally yy.”
Non eke ask you: Does a
doctor, or what-have-you,
have the sgt fo Fel when he
is Bee te mut.
5 & sorrowf
oe world? T doubt it, a
Deep down in ts all is the de-
sire to know that we are still
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JUst for Poor,
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By MARGARET SHANNON
Atlanta J ourn al Relhrlous News Editor
WASHJNGTON, J u I y 27 - A
Georgia segregationist lawyer has
told a Senate commmittee that
advoc·a tes ~ des_gregation d~
Pr:~e \~t th~ p~ch.
Carter P ittman of Da lton, former president of the Georgia
States Rights Council, testified
before the Commerce Committee
Friday in opposition to the Kennedy administration proposal to
ban racial discrimination in privately owned public accommodations.
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pting private clubs from the
bill is "a carefully devised rathole for those who spend their
time preaching integration for
the poor whites while philosophizing about it over cocktails
within the segregated helters of
exempt clubs."
e said he doubted that any
person who helped to draft the
bill or who is sponsoring it Jives
in a 10 per cent integrated neighborhood or sends his children to
a school with as much as 10 per
cent Negro enrollment.
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was forced into a.n automobile d'
with three young Negroes who
attacked her and raped her late ·
Friday night , police said .
' The white woman told police
she was walking near a motel on
Carnegie Way when the men drove
up, pointed a pistol and told her
to get in the car or they would
"blow her head off."
She told police the trio "slapped
her around" then drove to the
area of Techwood Drive and Baker, Harris, and Williams streets
where they dragged her from the
car, tore her clothes off, and
raped her.
THE WOMAN, whom officers
said they found in a " hysterical
condition." told police also that
the men beat her again after they
had raped her.
They told her, "You can't say a
Negro hadn't had something to
do with you," police quoted the
woman .
She was taken to Grady Hospi- 1
ta.I for treatment and later dis- ~
missed , police also said·.
The assailants were a.II said to
pe between 20 and 25 yea.rs of a.ge
and between 5 feet, 7 inches tall
and 6 feet tall, police said.
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Ci ty Hall
Atlanta , Ga .
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LETTERS TO THE EDITORS:
'Sanders, Not All. n,
I
Speaks for the South'
I
The Editors: Mayor Allen's
assertion that "Congress can't
expect local governments oo
handle as difficult a problem
as this <integration) . . . with
no help, no definitions, no support" seems to me t.o be contrary to the opinion of the responsible l e a d e r s h i p of the
South, who want to preserve
our basic freedoms and for the
federal government t.o stay out
of local and stat.e affairs.
Wiflh more "responsible" leaders being elected all the time,
1Jhere will be no need for such
legislation, and indeed it can
only hamper the reaching of
" logical agreements" on the local level, where all such prol>lems should and must be solved
to have lasting and progressive
effects.
It seems to me that Gov. Sanders' progress and handling of
his state is exactly the leadership endorsed by Sen. Goldwa,.
tet· in order that the country
may get away from federal control and dependence on federal
financing. It's a shame that
they are on different political
t.eams.
JAMES C. REEVES JR.
Canton. V
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'Allen's Views t1t~'
Were Not City's' 0
The Editors: Atlanta has given more rights and privileges
ifJhat the views he expressed
were his own and not necessarily those of his employers, the
taxpayers_.
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RALPH FARME
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'Allen Using
Stepping Stone'
Decatur.
The Editors: I , an Atlantan,
am ashamed to claim Ivan Allen ,as the representative of ~
city and community. Anyone
with normal sense can note that
Mayor Allen is using Atlanta
for his "st.epping stone" t.o national politics. This is the only
reason that he has endorsed the
civil rights program that President Kennedy has proposed for
our nation.
V. STEPHEN COLE.
A'thens.
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\
Says Mayor Alire
,llligra~ to Ci~
The Editors: Ivan Allen is a
disgrace t.o the great city of Atlanta. Anyone who heard his remarks t.o the Senate committee
should be up in arms to tar and
fealliher him.
Anyone who would deliberately ·throw rights and freedom under the heel of a powerful government . . . shouldn't be in
charge of the garbage dump.
If private business loses out,
the rest will go quickly and
quietly. Amen.
MRS. L. P. McCONNELL.
Atlanta.
4lo the colored race than any
other city in the Soutll, which is
as it should be. However, this
does not seem t.o appease the
colored leadership. They demand more and more rights and
there seems to be no end to
what they want.
The Editors: I have seen a ,,.. ALI
In all fairness to Mayor Allen,
number of letters downing seg- ~
and he is entitled to his views,
I think business, w ~ y s the regation and upholding integration. A Negro is all right in his
lion's share
taxes,
own place, and that is where
shol.l!a'"have a voice in whom
he should stay.
it may serve. It looks as if the
I want to thank God for such
mayor went out of his way to
wonderful men as our t\vo senmuddy the waters. I have a new
ators, Russell and Talmadge,
and profound respect for our
for Govs. Barnett and Wallace
governor after his visit to Washand for Atlanta's own Lester
ington.
Maddox.
Atlanta will go forward no
doubt for many years to come,
NEAL ADAl\1S.
t. Mayor Allen should state._ ~A
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Atlantan Thankful
For These Five
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LETTERS TO THE EDITORS:
‘Sanders, Not Allen
Speaks for the South’
The Editors: Mayor Allen’s
assertion that ‘‘Congress can’t
expect local governments to
handle as difficult a problem
as this (integration) . . . with
no help, no definitions, no sup-
port’’ seems to me to be con-
trary to the opinion of the re-
sponsible leadership of the
South, who want to preserve
our basic freedoms and for the
federal government to stay out
of local and state affairs.
With more “responsible” lead-
ers being elected all the time,
there will be no need for such
legislation, and indeed it can
only hamper the reaching of
“logical agreements” on the lo-
cal level, where all such prob-
lems should and must be solved
to have lasting and progressive
effects.
It seems to me that Gov. San-
ders’ progress and handling of
his state is exactly the leader-
ship endorsed by Sen. Goldwa-
ter in order that the country
may get away from federal con-
trol and dependence on federal
financing. It's a shame that
they are on different political
teams.
JAMES C. REEVES JR.
Canton.
‘Allen's Vine ne
Were Not City’s
The Editors: Atlanta has giv-
en more rights and privileges
to the colored race than any
other city in the South, which is
as it should be. However, this
does not seem to appease the
colored leadership. They de
mand more and more rights and
there seems to be no end to
what they want.
In all fairness to Mayor Allen,
and he is entitled to his views,
I think which_ the
lion’s share taxes,
should have a voice in whom
it may serve. It looks as if the
mayor went out of his way to
muddy the waters. I have a new
and profound respect for our
governor after his visit to Wash-
ington,
Atlanta will go forward no
doubt for many years to come,
‘uit Mayor Allen should state
that the views he expressed
were his own and not necessar-
ily those of his employers, the
taxpayers.
RALPH FARMER.
SF ae 2
‘Allen ie ry
Stepping Stone’
The Editors: I, an Atlantan,
am ashamed to claim Ivan Al-
Jen as the representative of my
city and community. Anyone
with normal sense can note that
Mayor Allen is using Atlanta
for his ‘stepping stone” to na-
tional politics. This is the only
reason that he has endorsed the
civil rights program that Presi-
dent Kennedy has proposed for
our nation.
V. STEPHEN COLE.
Athens.
i i #
Says Mayor Alle?
Disgrace to City
The Editors: Ivan Allen’is a
disgrace to the great city of At-
Janta. Anyone who heard his re-
marks to the Senate committee
should be up in arms to tar and
feather him,
Anyone who would deliberate-
ly throw rights and freedom un-
der the heel of a powerful gov-
ernment . . . shouldn't be in
charge of the garbage dump.
If private business loses out,
the rest will go quickly and
quietly. Amen.
MRS. L. P. MeCONNELL,
Atlanta.
wYveE
Atlantan Thankful
For These Five
The Editors: 1 have seen a
number of letters downing see (A
regation and upholding integra-
tion. A Negro is all right in his
own place, and that is where
he should stay.
I want to thank God for such
wonderful men as our two sen-
ators, Russell and Talmadge,
for Govs. Barnett and Wailace
and for Atianta’s own Lester
Maddox.
NEAL ADAMS.
Atlanta.
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Not e encl o sed, v:hich re fl ects the
true op i nion most al l have of y ou l
From the fi ~ures recently qu ot ed a s
t o the "pr o and con " - you r calcu-r::1eter
must be out of kelter , f or i t shou l d
have been reve rs ed maby t i me st
I c an ' t see hov.' you can l i ve wi th such
a trai tor consc i enc e .
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Note enclosed, which reflects the
true opinion most all have of youl
From the figures recently quoted as
to the "pro and con” - your calcu-meter
must be out of kelter, for it should
have been reversed many times!
I can't see how you can live with such
a traitor conscience.
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The se>ldom quoted words of the much quoted President
Extrac t from. speech of Ab~aham Lincoln delivered Sept o 18,1858 at
Charles-oon, Ill
"I will say then.? that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing
about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black
races-t.h.a t I am not~ nor ever have been in favor of maki~ voters or
jurors of Negroes; nor of quali.fyi~ them to hold office-nor to intermarry
with white people; and I will say in addition to this., that there is a
difference between the white and black races, which I believe will
forever forbid the two races living together on terms of social and
political equalityo
And inasmuch as they cannot so live., while they
do remain tq;ether, there must be the position of superior and inferior,
and I, as much as any other man, am in favor of having the superior
position assigned to the white race o11
Authority;
The collected works of Abraham Lincoln
Voi 111., 1858-1860 S oR o 308.,
Rutgers Univ o Press
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The seldom quoted words of the much quoted President
Extract from speech of Abraham Lincoln delivered Sept. 18,1858 at
Charleston, Ill
"IT will say then, that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing
about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black
races=~that | am not, nor ever have been in favor of making voters or
jurors of Negroes; nor of qualifying them to hold office—nor to intermarry
with white people; and I will say in addition to this,that there is a
difference between the white and black races, which I believe will
forever forbid the two races living together on terms of social and
political equality. And inasmich as they cannot so live, while they
do remain together, there must be the position of superior and inferior,
and I, as much as any other man, am in favor of having the superior
position assigned to the white raceo"
Authority; :
The collected works of Abraham Lincoln
Vol 111, 1858-1860 S.R. 308, P. U5
Rutgers Univ. Press
New Brunswick N.J.
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W. P. MARSHALL.
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818P EST JUL ~1 6~ AC491
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MAYOR IVAN ALLEN
ATLA YOUR TESTIMONY BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON 25 JULY VAS SHOCKING
AND OOUNTERTO EVERY OTHER PUBLIC Cf'F ICIAL IN 1l-lE SOUTH. YOUR
SPINELESS ATTITWE IS UNWORTHY CF THE POSITION YOU HOLD AS
MAY~ fl · ATLANTA. BEFORE TESTJFYING YOU SHOULD HAV,E TAKEN A
LEAF FROM TI-IE BOOK CF YOUR GOVERNOR, WHO MADE A COMMON SENSE
.APPEARANCE BEFORE THE COMMITTEE YESTEROAYe FURTI-IERMORE YOU
MIGHT IftlUIRE RICHS -STORE IN ATLANTA AS TO WHAT PURCHASES
THE UNDERSIGNED AND MANY OTHER CITIZENS fF NORTH EAST ALABAMA
HAVE MADE SINCE IT VENT YOUR ROAD TO INTEGRATION. THE ANSWER
IS ZERO
EDWARD M ALMON> PRES JOHN H F'CftNEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNIST~
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Ciass OF SERVICE : SY LS
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MAYOR IVAN ALLEN
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YOUR TESTIMONY BEF ORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON 25 JULY WAS SHOCKING
_ AND COUNTERTO EVERY OTHER PUBLIC OFFICIAL IN THE SOUTH. YOUR
SPINELESS ATTITUDE IS UNWORTHY OF THE POSITION YOU HOLD AS
MAYOR OF -ATLANTAs BEFORE TESTIFYING YOU SHOULD HAVE TAKEN A
LEAF FROM THE BOOK OF YOUR GOVERNOR, WHO MADE A COMMON SENSE
APPEARANCE BEF ORE THE COMMITTEE YESTERDAYe FURTHERMORE YOU
MIGHT INQUIRE RICHS STORE IN ATLANTA AS TO WHAT PURCHASES
THE UNDERSIGNED AND MANY OTHER CITIZENS OF NORTH EAST ALABAMA
HAVE MADE SINCE IT WENT YOUR ROAD TO INTEGRATION. THE ANSWER
IS ZERO .
EDWARD M ALMOND PRES JOHN H FORNEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNISTON
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29 July 1963
1:1:' . Ivar, Allen, Jr
Atla11ta, Ga.
Dear i'.:r. Allen:
Your commen t's to co~ gress concerni~g segregation ir.dicates
that you are either, a very sick man or a negro 0
I f you are reither of the t ~o, then may God have mercy on
your soul because you are a very foolis h white man .
Sincerely yours,
a.ti'.~
A·
A . Dunbar
P.O. Box 1173
Ashland, Ky
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29 July 1963
Mr. Ivan Allen, Jr
Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Mr. Allen:
Your comment's to corgress concernirg segregation indicates
that you are either, a very sick man or 4 negro.
If you are neither of the two, then may God have mercy on
your soul because you are a very foolish white man.
02) Uh
W. Leola
P, Lon Bow L173
Ashland, Ky
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eaders
school exam disproves mental
equality; every church and every
jail disproves moral equality.
A plowhorse can train for years
but will never outrun an untrained thoroughbred. The one
might sell for a hundred dollars ;
the other for a million. There
are hundreds of breeds of dogs
- all unequal .
Instead of repeating like crazy
parrots that "all men are equal, "
let's face the truth : No two people
in the world's three billion are
"equal." God made them all unequal.
H. S. RIECKE JR.
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Box 20, Folder 1, Document 117
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Folder topic: Letters expressing dislike for Ivan Allen's stand on the public accommodations bill | 1963
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Box 20, Folder 1, Document 116
Box 20
Box 20 Folder 1
Folder topic: Letters expressing dislike for Ivan Allen's stand on the public accommodations bill | 1963