78 20 10383 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/b7c590caf20f7fbc3408f824f393a592.pdf 25f99e46f8cdc95e5057a2de21fd46d8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. John G. Bell Box 251, Route 4 Inman, South Carolina 29349 October 1, 1966 Hon. Iva n All en, Atlanta, Ga ., Dea r Mayor All en, It was my fortune to see a nd hear your most disgusting and uncall ed f or diatribe on C BS in which you expressed your opinion in no uncertain t erms about the result of the re cent primary in Georgia. Ther e is no one who is so intoler ant of other peoples opi nion a s a defeat ed "Liber al II who calls himself a " Modera te". I t seem s t>to me that quite a large percentaee of the populati>on of Georgia is II ignorant 11 a fact which I have never noticed in visits to your city and s t a te. Mr. Maddox who started from scratch and by his own efforts developed his successful business could not have been very ignorant. He may have :n had very little formal education. Did you develop and build your own business 1 It seems that I have read that it was inherited. Under your wise " gtlidance Atlanta has become a "Mecca only to Washington, D. c. ; II for negroes second as soon as they get a majority they will kick the moderate white man r~ out and take it over themselves. I believe that the II running fit" �John C. Bell Box 251 , Route 4, Inman, South Carolina 2934,9 which yo~ had on television the other ni ght will make thousands of votes for Maddox in the coming genera l election. I had been hoping that Calloway would win in November but with the rea ction from you, Mc Gill and Martin Luther King whi ch has appeared in the papers, on radio and televison there might be such a back lash that Calloway wi ll be defeated. Anywa~ either of the Canida t es will be better than your beloved Ellis Arnall. Very Truly yours, � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document John C. Bell Box 251, Route 4 Inman, South Carolina 29349 October 1, 1966 Hon, Ivan Allen, Atlanta, Ga., Dear Mayor Allen, It was my fortune to see and hear your most disgusting and uncalled for diatribe on C B $ in which you expressed your opinion in no uncertain terms about the result of the recent primary in Georgia. There is no one who is so intoler- ant of other peoples opinion as a defeated "Liber al " who calls himself a " Moderate". It seems voto me that quite a large percentage of the population of Georgia is " ignorant " a fact which I have never noticed in visits to your city and state. Mr. Maddox who started from scratch and by his own efforts developed his successful business could not have been very ignorant. He may have » had very little formal education . Did you dev- elop and build your own business ? It seems that I have read that it was inherited, Under your " wise " ghidance Atlanta has become a "Mecca " for negroes second only to Washington, D. C.,; as soon as they get a majority they will kick the moderate white man = out and take it over themselves, I believe that the " running fit" John O. Bell Box 251, Route 4 Inman, South Carolina 29349 which you had on television the other night will make thousands of votes for Maddox in the coming general election. I had been hoping that Calloway would win in November but with the reaction from you, Mc Gill and Martin Luther King which has appeared in the papers, on radio and televison there might be such a back lash that Calloway will be defeated. Anyway, either of the Canidates will be better than your beloved Ellis Arnall, Very Truly yours,  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 31 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/f095feb0644ede6dd1131ae4bfa53fb2.pdf 727f379b9c6c915a152fc7d8203d04e4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Hemphis , Tennessee . September 29 , 1966 . Hon $ Ivan Allen, .ayor , , City of At ant a , At anta , Georgia . Dear Mr . 1' ayor : Ordinarily , it has never been my practice to med~le in the politics of other state s, but since your anti ad.dux ststement was givi:m national pub ici ty tonight , this wil_ be an exception . You i ndic ate that Mr . rfa ddux i s incompetent for the ~overnshin . By what standard do you make thi s appraisal~ Perhaps someone like yourself, one with strong appeals for the demogog an irresponsible and auite willing to sacrifice our Ameri c an heritage and future ellbeing for momentary political establishment o I ' ll grant that ~ . l·.addux is not the possessor of such qualities , but having heard him speak in Memphis , I do know that he has good comm.on horse-sense . Like the }bhican Indian , this is a lost quality vhi ch is apoeared with the advent of modern poli ti cians , along with sanity and reason . You refer to "moderation" as be ng espoused by the foundi ng fathers . I f by "moder ation " is meant its modern interpretat on, then perhaps you shouln review your history . But maybe your statement will pi ck up negro votes s The reply·of Mr . Maddux to your statement was un que an , most 1 kely, correct . Indeed , your statement did so d 1 Pe someth ng ha~ded you by the reverend martin luther king . This too , will pick up a lot of negro votes~ and maybe anothe r picture i n the "Constitution. " • Yes , I saw y ou on television during the Atlanta riot . You were a most pitiful sight ru.nning a.round and jumping on cars while trying to reason with mobs of black apes , >1ho had taken over the streets and destroying everything in sight . And to think, Atlanta was the model city where the negro wa~ granted every -lish . But the sands of time are running out with definite signs pointing to th~~of control by the irresponsible lA~. ~ . . Incidentally, what were your official views on Representative Bond's anti - American statements which led to his impeachment? Very truly yours , ' B. L. Fonv:i.lle, 1596 Hyn ers Avenue , Memphis, Tenn . 38111 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document == ae Memphis, Tennessee. September 29, 1966. Hon, Ivan Allen, Mayor, City of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia. Dear Mr. Mayor: Ordinarily, it has never been my practice to medcle in the politics of other states, but since your anti- Maddux ststement was given national publicity tonight, this will be an exception, You indicate that Mr. Maddux is incompetent for the governshin. By what standard do you make this appraisal? Perhaps someone like yourself, one with strong appeals for the demogog and irresponsible and quite willing to sacrifice our American heritage and future wellbeing for momentary political establishment. I'll Brant that Mr. Maddux is not the possessor of such qualities, but having heard him speak in Memphis, I do know that he has good common horse-sense. Like the Mohican Indian, this is a lost quality which disappeared with the advent of modern polititians, along with sanity and reason. You refer to "moderation" as being espoused by the founding fathers. If by "moderation" is meant its modern interpretation, then perhaps you should review your history. But maybe your staement will pick up negro votes. The reply’of Mr. Maddux to your statement was unique and, most likely, correct. Indeed, your statement did sound like something handed you by the reverend martin luther king. This too, will pick up a lot of negro votess and maybe another picture in the "Constitution." j Yes, I saw you on television during the Atlanta riot. You were a most pitiful sight running around and jumping on cars while trying to reason with mobs of black apes, who had taken over the streets and destroying everything in sight. And to think, Atlanta was the model city where the negro was granted every wish. But the sands of time are running out with definite Signs pointing to roe control by the irresponsible 19%, Incidentally, what were your official views on Representative Bond's anti-Americen statements which led to his impeachment? Very truly yours, B. L. Fonville, 3596 Mynders Avenue, Memphis, Tenn, 38111  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 30 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/7843f0dd3fd6b1d31fba426984b1e0d5.pdf 58caedd5394e22622672c1ebe5c34359 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. PHONE: Libe rty 8-4433 ~fik,nn 143.215.248.55 - ® ~~ ~ OF ATHENS ATHENS, GEORGIA YOUR HOST FROM COAST TO COAST ® �PHONE : Libe rty B-4433 YOUR HOST FROM COAST TO COAST ® � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Ph Cae) “Bdock OU)" aed dant tebeios WAS hee peer all akan ChE Fille Tied oLy. St A) Cowmanrle Xwun ie Ted Othe, SL GG LAMAR, that? UR HOST FROM COAST TO COAST»   Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 29 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c69b0a1d05f26407078506a684264f9a.pdf d7d824fb92b09764dff11931523338f1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Atlanta, Georgia September 17, 1966 nr. Lester Maddox P.O. Box 1212 Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Maddoxa Enclosed is a donation of four dollars. According to an article I read, you started a very successful restaurant business on a four dollar investment. It is hoped that t~is four dollars will help get the four dollar donations coming in for your campaign from people who can not afford more, but want to ,. help get Georgia and America back on their fe et. . Mr . Maddox; the people who voted f or you on September llt, 1966, are proud You have stood alone against tremendous odds of political and newspaper power and also a class ot rock throwing, fire setting, looting scavengers who seem . ., determined to undermine and sink this count ry of ours in a bed of quicksand to a point of no return. ot you. I am an ex-service man, having participated in two battles with some of the best trained, most dedicated Americans in living mamory. My two battle stars repre se nt the same things you and Governor George Wallace have been fighting for. It is my opinion that you have the full support of every red-blooded American who has the courage to stand up for his or her country. Now lets get back to the four dollars. I think since you started a business with four dollars, and Georgia was the fourth state of the Original 13 States, the numeral FOUR should ba your campaign number. Tha late W~.nston Churchill always held up twofingers and formed a "V" for victory. I think it would be proper for the Lester Maddox supporters to hold up four fingers to indicate a DOUBLE VICTORY. I will not use language of the street, but I am sure there must have been a lot of people who were born out of wedlock who did not vote for you in the Governors election, however, with the inherited culture, attitude, am traditions on which Georgia and America were founded, it ia my opinion that you will be a winner in the November election without their vote. Sincerely, Just an ex-marine. -·- -, ~- � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Atlanta, Georgia September 17, 1966 Mr. Lester Maddox P.O. Box 1212 Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Maddox: Enclosed is a donation of four dollars. According to an article I read, you started a very successful restaurant business on a four dollar investment. It is hoped that this four dollars will help get the four dollar donations coming in for your campaign from people who can not afford more, but want to help get Georgia and America back on their feete | Mr. Maddox; the people who voted for you on September 1), 1966, are proud of youe You have stood alone against tremendous odds of political and newspaper power and also a class of rock throwing, fire setting, looting scavengers who seem determined to undermine and sink this country of ours in a bed of quicksand to a point of no return. I am an exeservice man, having participated in two battles with some of the best trained, most dedicated Americans in living memory. My two battle stars represent the same things you and Governor George Wallace have been fighting fore It is my opinion that you have the full support of every redeblooded American who has the courage to stand up for his or her country. Now lets get back to the four dollars. I think since you started a business with four dollars, and Georgia was the fourth state of the Original 13 States, the numeral FOUR should be your campaign number. The late Winston Churchill always held up two fingers and formed a "V" for victory. I think it would be proper for the Lester Maddox supporters to hold up four fingers to indicate a DOUBLE VICTORY. I will not use language of the street, but I am sure there must have been a lot of people who were born out of wedlock who did not vote for you in the Governors election, however, with the inherited culture, attitude, and traditions on which Georgia and America were founded, it is my opinion that you will be a winner in the November election without their vote. Sincerely, Just an exemarine.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 28 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/7e07a7a4ba26153ed792bcde57e376e4.pdf 411f81e6dfd19fc52060a741e6b5c7a3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Ndguitle, AE . a a a i allt, 4. La oh oi Labh, ae yeu made be Aebrecie de gerusl Ricki”, Yio wondec he. Laid, sf pdm cok et thew: Joug (Sagre) Muexe 2b, B belhe v0 haga 23, 3+ wats Hat only tke, pov eet | shut uf, i, Hcl pa ee ote we  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 27 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/48499623566bf9dc29b3dc75e8576599.pdf 08f9d6100e93b4b3c1e1945188d8b523 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Hollywood Maryland September 30 1966 Mayor Ivan Allen Atlanta Ge:orgia. My Dear Mr.Mayor; To a Man,who as a. st,: uipling youth,ahouldered a Springf iel<f carbine and wslkedl post clown behind the· old Atlanta Brewery in the wee small hours of the. morning,protec-ting negroe& :from the wrath of' the whites,which had be.en f'ire<i up to the boiling point blf the raping of six or seven white women in just a few days-twas many years ago-it is almoa·t ineredi ble that the mayor of' Atlanta coul~ have made such a specious,scathing attack on the prima ry victory of' Lest·er lla.ddoxo It was a n insult to the elec-torate of" Georg ia.I illcf not suggest that you aga in run f'or public office. Les:ter Maddox is t.ypical of" Georgia--ns, asLo,nce. knew them, no h a tred of neguoea but. strong feeling tha t this is white· mans" eountey,to be run by him and) that social intercourse of' the races has but. mongre-lism for its end. Me thinks,Your Honor tha t you have been par- taking too :freely or· that 'Do Good 'morphia being hande-cf out by that a.oei listic rene·gade· over a t the Coestitution. and that bunch o:f the same fr.om Texas .I f'e·el quite sure Clark Howe ll would not have tolerated sueh 'goins on• Ve~~ Ir~ t~ully KBR A damnyankee f r om !fall Count y � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Hollywood Maryland September 50 1966 Mayor Ivan Allen Atlanta Georgia. My Dear Mr.Mayor; To a Man,who as a stripling youth,shouldered a Springfield carbine and wslked post down behind the old Atlan- ta Brewery in the wee small hours of the morning, protecting ne- groes from the wrath of the whites,which had been fired up to the boiling point by the raping of six or seven white women in just a few days-twas meny years ago-it is almost incredible that the mayor of Atlanta could have made such a specious,scathing attack on the primary victory of Lester Maddox. It was an in- sult to the electorate of Georgia.I wehid not suggest that you again run for publie office. Lester Maddox is typical of Georgians asLonce knew them,no hatred of megroes but strong feeling that this is white mans’ country,to be run by him and that social intercourse of the races has but mongrelism for its end. Me thinks,Your Honor that you have been par- taking too freely of that 'Do Good’morphia being handed out by that socialistic renegade over at the Copstitution. and that bunch of the same from Texas.I feel quite sure Clark Howell would not have tolerated such 'goins on’ afnyankee from Hall County  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 26 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/eaca4dd9b236a3c5dbddc6ccba6ea83d.pdf 80bebf9753f3ac0d4d5c8518cb48e4dd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. SUITE 227, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING DE KALB PEACHTREE AIRPORT CHAMBLEE, I NC. GEORGIA 30001) TELEPHONE 404•451•!5431 September 30, 1966 Mr. Ivan Allen Mayor City Hall 68 Mitchell Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: It was a little surprising yesterday to see the height to which you have assended, that is, to set yourself up as a self-appointed Judge and Jury to try, pass sentence, and condemn 400,000 plus Georgians because of their actions on September 28. First of all, to make the records strai ght, I personally am not a Lester Maddox enthusiast, however, I was surprised and amazed to see you drop to an all time low in your condemnation of certain Georgians. As Mayor of one of the largest cities in the country, I do not feel that you have enhanced the image of Georgia with the statement made to the press with reference to the outcome of Wednesday 's election. Not only that, but it is my opinion that you have mutulated the Democratic party in the state of Georgia bey ond repair. After your releases to the press, I now find myself in a state of confusion wondering who is irresponsible . Surely you are the "Big Man" that many people think . y ou are and will r e tract the statements you made about the stand that some 400,000 Geor gians took on September 28 and somewhere you will look back and see how childish your actions were. To this point, I have had considerable confidence in your ability a s a leader but that confidence has now b e en shaken. What now Mr . May or? ()rsve~ ?:t:L!lres~ley, d Pr e s i dent J LP : r s � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document SUITE 227, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING DE KALB PEACHTREE AIRPORT CHAMBLEE, GEORGIA 30005 INC, TELEPHONE 404-451-5431 September 30, 1966 Mr. Ivan Allen Mayor City Hall 68 Mitchell Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: It was a little surprising yesterday to see the height to which you have assended, that is, to set yourself up as a self-appointed Judge and Jury to try, pass sentence, and condemn 400,000 plus Georgians because of their actions on September 28. First of all, to make the records straight, I personally am not a Lester Maddox enthusiast, however, I was surprised and amazed to see you drop to an all time low in your condemnation of certain Georgians. As Mayor of one of the largest cities in the country, I do not feel that you have enhanced the image of Georgia with the statement made to the press with reference to the outcome of Wednesday's election. Not only that, but it is my opinion that you have mutulated the Democratic party in the state of Georgia beyond repair. After your releases to the press, I now find myself in a state of confusion wondering who is irresponsible. Surely you are the "Big Man" that many people think you are and will retract the statements you made about the stand that some 400,000 Georgians took on September 28 and somewhere you will look back and see how childish your actions were. To this point, I have had considerable confidence in your ability as a leader but that confidence has now been shaken. What now Mr. Mayor? ~ urs very ee (“Joe L. Bessey, Cc President JLP:rs  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 25 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/81198d0ed8c5e568c0ef3ca3cf45a41b.pdf 4e5b1fc08f2bb7ad9960444ee917d7c1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document AovTh » Splits it pil, 22) Hdd bod. now ltd vty hr, Calsrtd wh, ts ; afbds deed gerdin walt sho bef On Ms LLOULEY \  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 24 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/7d0761ccfe1fa777c8eec7935db2db87.pdf 531da0adffd74f3af28907ef40a676c9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 4201 Sou t h Ocea n Boule v a r d Delray Beac h , F lorida Se p tember 30, 1 966 Mayor I v an Alle n At la n ta, Georg ia Dear Sir : Yo ur r e mark s wi th r efe1a1ce t o Mr. Les t er 1a dd ox ' n omi n at i o n , as t e l e vi se d o n the Huntl e y- Brinkle y Report Thursday night, ca ll f or s o me s ort o f a n s wer o I c a nnot d e bate y our c h ar a cter i zation of ! r . Mad d ox as "un quali f ied" bec ause I a m n ot as aware as y o u are of h is pers o n a l exper i e n c e a n d qua litieso But I a m u n der t he i mpression t h at it is because h e supp or t s segreg ation of t h e race s t hat y ou stated his n omin ation was a victory for the f orces of prejudice and ign oran ce o I t i s y ou r e qua t ion o f a b e lief i n r acia l seg reg a t ion wi th ttpre j u dice'.' . a n d ign o r a nc e,. which is i n correc t and i nsuppo r t able . Yes, o f course some o f t he b a ckers o f Mr . Madd ox were i gnora nt a nd prejud iced ( i f y o u mea n by t h e latter ter m te n di n g to ma k e judgme n ts with prior i n vestig ation o f evide nce ) ; s ome backers o f " l iberal " ca n didates a r e equally u n i nf ormed a n d though tle ss . I n f act , the b a l a n ce o f p o we r i n Mr . Madd ox ' vic t o r y mu st h a v e resi de d in o nce r e spec table voters f or " moder a t e " cand i dates . I must with al l g ood will sugge st t h at i t is a gre a ter sign o f igno rance today t o a rgu e i n fa vor o f i n tegra t ion o f {egro and , .bite ra c es than t o oppose it . The facts abo u t t he nature of me n , the physiological a nd me n tal d i ffere nces bet~ee n the Negro a n d \ 'hi te races , and the hist o ri c al evidence o f the di f fering capac i t ies o f those ra c es f o r i n ve n tivene ss a nd the building and ma i nt a ining o f advanc ed civi l izations simply do n o t suppo rt y our viewpoi n t. A g re a t amou nt o f work i n g e net ics , a nthr op ology, a nd o t her f i e l ds o f r e s e ar ch s u pp or ts, on the c o ntr a ry , a poi nt o f view which s e es r ace s as some t i mes marke dly di ffe re nt i n extre mely i mpor t ant ways- -not for purely envi r o nme n tal reas o ns at a l l, b ut by virtue of heredity. I am aware that f o r s ome ye ars it has b e e n fashi o nable t o say t hat ra c es in fact don ' t really e xi s t at all , a n d even if they do there are no signi ficant d i ffe re nces , and in any case whatever di f ferences appear t o exist can be cleared away by a g e neration or so o f social mixing and educati o n . This school o f thought-i f it ca n be dig ni f ied wi t h such an appella t ion--was more or less orig inated by the a n thropologist Boas a n d his s t udents without much factual support , and it wa s give n impetus by the stron g reaction against " racism" f o llowing Hitler's defea t i n the Secon d World War. It is now accep t ed blin dl y by large n umbers �- 2- o f unque st ion i ng pe ople who would be j u s tifiably shocke d if the y kne w the t ruth and its rami f ications . He r e ar e a few o f the b ooks prese nting fac t s wh i ch , i f thoug htfully con sidered , would l e ad t o a c hange i n many o f our gove rnme n t ' s ra c ial p o l ic ies-- unless , of course , our gove rnme nt is mo tivated by something o ther tha n g e nu i ne con cern f or truth a nd f or t he wellbeing o f our ci t i z e n s . J . c. Carot hers . The Africa n rHnd i n Health and Disease . Ca rle ton ~ . Co o n . The r igi n o f Race s . arc ell e Ge b er . " De ve l opp e me n t p s y cho-mo t eur d e l ' e nf a n t a fr icai n , " Couri e r , UNESCO , Paris (Jan ua ry 1956 )·, VI , 17 - 2 9 . Au d re y M. Shuey . The Te s ting o f Ne gr o Int e llige n ce. Na than i el We yl o The Negr o in Ame rican Civ i lization •. An olde r b ook , but o n e wh i ch sti ll has a gre at deal o f val i dity , i s Lothrop St o ddard ' s The Ri si ng Ti d e of c olor . Ma n y pertinent articles will be found i n " The Manki nd Quarterly 11 , 1 Darna way t o , Edinburgh 3 , Scotla nd . Also i n IAAEE Repr i nts , The International As sociation f o r the Advanceme nt o f Ethnology a n d Eugenics , Inc ., P oO. Box 3495 , Grand Ce n tral Station, Ne w York, N. Y. 10017 . ( One repri nt o f partic ul a r i nterest is "Social cience Testimony in the Desegregati o n Cases--A Reply t o Prof e ssor Kenneth Clark, " by Ernest van den Haag .) Publications of the Na tional Putnam Letters Committee , Suite 9 08 , 1730 K St o, NoW., Washingt o n , D.C. are c ertainly worth study . Though The uicide o f the West , by James Burnham, does not concern itsel f primarily with racial matters, it is quite releva n t to the poin t I am trying to make . There are many more materials easily accessible to anyone searchi ng f or them i n a u n iversity or large public library. The me n who, in print, opp ose your views, Mayor Allen , are for the mo st part a t the opposi te extreme f rom ign orant or prejudiced. To assure you that I , for example, am not a babbling and unlettered dunce, I must mention that I have an HA , have taught in universities for eight years, have an I Q in the upper 1% of t he population, and am even considered reasonably goodnatured, kind to animals, and even decent to other peop le . I am not motivated by hate, fear of economic competition by less prosperous segments of the population, nor by superstitious clinging to ancestral myths. And I am getting very tired of being indirectly accused of ignorance · and lumped with the KKK by people who will not take the trouble to reco nsider their own prejudices. �-3- If on ly oa e brave public figure such as yoursel f (a nd your courage '.'. as a mply de monstra t ed duri ng the Atla nt a rio t s ) would study the evidence a nd come out ope n ly on the si de of truth, miracles could be worked in the revitali zat ion of our confused a nd sadde ned countryo I as sume you will not have time to a nswer my letter , a nd p e rh aps you will not even have time to read it , but if it should be possible I would Be delighted to hear from you o I would welcome r e fere nces to readings which you feel support vie wpoints differing from mine. Thank you very much . � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document 4201 South Ocean Boulevard Delray Beach, Florida September 30, 1966 Mayor Ivan Allen Atlanta, Georgia Dear Sir: Your remarks with refemmce to Mr. Lester Maddox’ nomination, as televised on the Huntley-Brinkley Report Thursday night, call for some sort of answer. I cannot debate your characterization of Mr. Maddox as "unqualified" because I am not as aware as you are of his personal experience and qualities. But I am under the impression that it is because he supports segregation of the races that you stated his nomination was a victory for the forces of prejudice and ignorance. It is your equation of a belief in racial segregation with “prejudice” and “ignorance” which is incorrect and insupportable. Yes, of course some of the backers of Mr. Maddox were ignorant and prejudiced (if you mean by the latter term tending to make judgments with prior investigation of evidence); some backers of "liberal"! candidates are equally uninformed and thoughtless. In fact, the balance of power in Mr. Maddox' victory must have resided in once respectable voters for “moderate” candidates. I must with all good will suggest that it is a greater sign of ignorance today to argue in favor of integration of Negro and White races than to oppose it. The facts about the nature of men, the physiological and mental differences between the Negro and White races, and the historical evidence of the differing capacities of those races for inventiveness and the building and maintaining of advanced civilizations simply do not support your viewpoint. A great amount of work in genetics, anthropology, and other fields of research supporis, on the contrary, a point of view which sees races as sometimes markedly different in extremely important ways--not for purely environmental reasons at all, but by virtue of heredity. I am aware that for some years it has been fashionable to say that races in fact don't really exist at all, and even if they do there are no significant differences, and in any case whatever differences appear to exist can be cleared away by a generation or so of social mixing and education. This school of thought-- if it can be dignified with such an appellation--was more or less originated by the anthropologist Boas and his students without much factual support, and it was given impetus by the strong reaction against "racism" following Hitler's defeat in the Second World War. It is now accepted blindly by large numbers of unquestioning people who would be justifiably shocked if they knew the truth and its ramifications. Here are a few of the books presenting facts which, if thoughtfully considered, would lead to a change in many of our government's racial policies--unless, of course, our government is motivated by something other than genuine concern for truth and for the wellbeing of our citizens. J. C. Carothers. The African Mind in Health and Disease. Carleton S. Coon. |The Origin of Races. Marcelle Geber. "Developpement psycho-moteur de l'enfant africain," Coumier, UNESCO, Paris (January 1956), VI 2 17-29. Audrey M. Shuey. The Testing of Negro Intelligence. Nathaniel Weyl. The Negro in American Civilization. An older book, but one which still has a great deal of validity, is Lothrop Stoddard's The Rising Tide of color, Many pertinent articles will be found in "The Mankind Quarterly", 1 Darnaway St., Edinburgh 3, Scotland. Also in IAAEE Reprints, The International Association for the Advancement of Ethnology and Eugenics, Inc., P.O. Box 3495, Grand Central Station, New York, N.Y. 10017. (One reprint of particular interest is “Social Science Testimony in the Desegregation Cases--A Reply to Professor Kenneth Clark," by Ernest van den Haag.) Publications of the National Putnam Letters Committee, Suite 908, 1730 K St., N.W., Washington, D.C. are certainly worth study. Though The Suicide of the West, by James Burnham, does not concern itself primarily with racial matters, it is quite relevant to the point I am trying to make. There are many more materials easily accessible to anyone searching for them in a university or large public library. The men who, in print, oppose your views, Mayor Allen, are for the most part at the opposite extreme from ignorant or prejudiced. To assure you that I, for example, am not a babbling and unlettered dunce, I must mention that I have an MA, have taught in universities for eight years, have an IQ in the upper 1% of the population, and am even considered reasonably goodnatured, kind to animals, and even decent to other people. I am not motivated by hate, fear of economic competition by less prosperous segments of the population, nor by superstitious clinging to ancestral myths. And I am getting very tired of being indirectly accused of ‘ignorance’ and lumped with the KKK by people who will not take the trouble to reconsider their own prejudices. If only one brave public figure such as yourself (and your courage was amply demonstrated during the Atlanta riots) would study the evidence and come out openly on the side of truth, miracles could be worked in the revitalization of our confused and saddened country. I assume you will not have time to answer my letter, and perhaps you will not even have time to read it, but if it should be possible I would Be delighted to hear from you, I would welcome references to readings which you feel support viewpoints differing from mine. Thank you very much. Sincerely, baa Bis Fleming Lee Blitch  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 23 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/d8a44cae60ff8b385842d4beda81da89.pdf b91eac7b1fe4d90c5f7897db85814bb1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Atlanta , Georgia Oc tober 1 , 1966 Hon . Ivan Allen, Jr . , Mayor City of Atlanta A tlanta, Georgia Dea r Ma yor Allen: I have a little bo ok out at my house and I find on one of its pages the words of a man much wiser and s marter than I am, which words I quote as f ollows: "He t hat is slow to anger is better tha n the mi ghty ; a nd he that r uleth h is s p irit t han h e t hat t a ke th a city". We a l l make mi sta kes and, in anger, say things which , upon more s ober afte rthought , we did not really mean , and I fe e l sure t ha t you, as my mayor , will meditate y.pon the ve rs e of Prove r bs which I have quoted above . With k ind regards ,~ Your ~~rn,~ m kJ\ 11 391 Cherokee Ave. , S . G. • 'Wia { e / ~~ � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Atlanta, Georgia October 1, 1966 ve a little book out at my house ne of its pages the words of a and smarter than I am, which words S$ "He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city". all make mistakes and, in anger, nh, upon more sober afterthought, we dic mean, and I feel sure that you, will meditate yoon the verse of Proverbs jyuoted above. h kind regards, I am Youngs v, fel ale HF Cherokee farialegs  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 22 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/080c70429654bbd0671ea6a41c2aa2a1.pdf ca092a517015c48ac1f86ea60d4d789f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Atle.ntt\, Georgia, September 30, 1966 ITllll Allen, Jr., Jlayor (?) 0 City ot Atlant , .Atlanta, Geo1•gia. Dear Sirs: . I am trying my best to write this letter without the use of profanity., Your remark, oonoerning the nmdne.tion or I.A,ster Maddox were highly irregular, tal1e, and UUM\rranted., You implied that everyone -voting for !Ire Maddox did not have the inte lleotual ability to di~ti~gui~h the differenoo between day an~ night. I knw the differenoe my1elf and apparently you don't _.,. for you sure don't know the difference between whit~ and bl-.ok., Your stupid and idiotic remarks probably helped Jlro Maddox reooiTe more Toto than he would. ban reo•i ed. In oloei11g let me offer the pl"ftyer that when you go home tonight to your kennel, I hope your mother bites you. You•w oortainly got eno\lgh 1en1 to figure that out. The next time your colored friends shake you off a car, I hope you fall on your eapty head. N tul"8lly, there will be no name. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Atlanta, Georgia, September 30, 1966 Ivan Allen, Jre, Mayor (7), City of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia. Dear Sirs I am trying my best to write this letter without the use of profanity. Your remarks concerning the nomination of Lester Maddox were highly irregular, false, and unwarranted. You implied that everyone voting for Mre Maddox did not have the intellectual ability to distinguish the difference between day and night. I know the difference myself and apparently you don't -- for you sure den't know the differense between white end black. Your stupid and idiotie remarks probably helped Mr. Maddox receive more votes than he would have received. In closing let me offer the prayer that when you go home tonight to your kennel, I hope your mother bites you. You've certainly got enough sense to figure that cut, The next time your colored friends shake you off a car, I hope you fall on your empty head. Naturally, there will be no name,  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 21 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/cc3207b4363b97d14df9d4ec8acbd5a0.pdf 63dddfa906d486726f62d6c704157724 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sept emee r 30th, 19,,. Mayor Ivan Allen, City of Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga. Dear llr . Mayor: We listened to y ou on Tee Vee excoriate Lester l4addox who is going to • e the next Governor of the State of Georgia. As compared to what Gear ia ha s had for r ecent Governors, lladdax is one of the high est qualified individuals f or this high office in your State. What happen ed in our Country during the ast 20 and 30 years, should •e as o•vious to y ou as i t is to others, and t hat is, the United States of Amer ica i s • ein, controlled and i overne •Ya clique of Educat ed Fools o we ask, what good is the a•ility of a Lea er, i f this Lea er leads you into Slavery and Communismo •etter we have a Leader with no a•ility •ut who wants to lea us in t he riiht irection o Vay We thank God for Wallace, and lladdox, and Reacen, an those few true Americans that we have left with us today, f or what they are try:inc to do for us and our countryo We ,ray each ni ht that we are now in a Nation wide sweep that will . clear the Judas Goats and Quislings out of Office and •rin a Halt to America's ove down the r oad to Ruin - O•livion - Disaster an ultimate communism. We truly hope ll.r. Mayor that all federal overnment }':3.wns such as the likes of you, will •e eliminated from the American scene in the very near future, and let us come to ~rips with the true pro•lems of what is wroIJi with America today9 Maddox has felt the •ite of the Fe eral lash across his •aek, and unlike so many spineless cowaris in America today, this man is doinc something a•out ito He will have every •it of my assistance and my life to help hi.mo An there are millions other like me. So please Mayor step aside out of the way, Defore you iet shovea off another automo•ile top. Sincerely for Am.erioa, re.main, � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document September 30th, 1966. Mayor Ivan Allen, City of Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga. Dear Mr, Mayor: We listened to you on Tee Vee excoriate Lester Maddox who is going to be the next Governor of the State of Georgia. As compared to what Georgia has had for recent Governors, Maddox is one of the highest qualified individuals for this high office in your State, What happened in our Country during the past 20 and 30 years, should be as obvious to you as it is to others, and that is, the United States of America is being controlled and governed by a clique of Educated Fools. May we ask, what good is the ability of a Leader, if this Leader leads you into Slavery and Communism, Better we have a Leader with no ability but who wants to lead us in the right direction, We thank God for Wallace, and Maddox, and Reagen, and those few true Americans that we have left with us today, for what they are trying to do for us and our country. We pray each night that we are now in a Nation wide sweep that will clear the Judas Goats and Quislings out of Office and bring a Halt to America's move down the road to Ruin — Oblivion — Disaster and ultimate communism, We truly hope Mr, Mayor that all federal government pawns such as the likes of you, will be eliminated from the American scene in the very near future, and let us come to grips with the true problems of what is wrong with America today, Maddox has felt the bite of the Federal lash across his back, and unlike so many spineless cowards in America today, this man is doing something about it, He will have every bit of my assistance and my life to help him, And there are millions other like me, So please Mayor step aside out of the way, before you get shoved off another automobile top, Sineerely for America, remain, Mes  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 20 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/ca7a8087b27cc850b5f3f24d680ad9df.pdf d09a475581d34ee20618a81ee41ec7e9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Nigger lover! � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 19 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/a762fc49466aeb8cc53db12953e09869.pdf 72a686e1d535e127da4f24aa6e4ed969 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ) 11 onora lo I. .'sll c> n rI :tyor of ,tlqnt a , ,.., . ·tlanta , ,,c or ,::'..a Ve a r ·:r, . .'i.ll '3 n , ... ef(•rrin , to your r e 1ar < S on 1 • S. B. T. v. lA. s t .v e nin,!; r ., ·a r 'L t 1 e c oic c of t e p nople of our Gr ()at Sti.atc of G2or r, i a as well ff t 1e "·oo p e op lP of your Gr eat City, in t 1cir el e ction of Mr . Lcs t0r iia 1ox to run for Gov ernor of our r rc a t Stat . , ~ubject to the ~r ner a l cl c> cti on on oven ber 8t1 1966 . I on ' t t ink you r naliz ~ a t tho tine t a t you not only 1:-!erc :m,m, -ra inr; r:r. r. a ...ox, but t . e v e r people -,f your Gr nat City 1:'l o el c ct P you to your pres nt i rh office . I woul d lik e to ~a y t 11t tt e ~o o onle of "tl 1. nta are not t e tr ::1 sh 11 n t .:it you in ic a tr on T. • , nci t 0r a re t e oo p copl of t!, ft a t. of GC' or ia . I nr f' u re that -i.:x ~I'a yor art <: fiel ,.. oul nev er h a ve stoope no low a to o 1.·rhat you i ' I ave al ·myE: een a .,1;nocr a t a n hqve ah·my r vot rl ac- sue , but c one t prr :;e nt con .itionf' of our Gr . at Country ~ ,J , ~ to be .etrr n.ti n u n ' "'r t .. c r, ocra tic cnntrol, I ar· now lookinr town.r t e ran or 1cn runnin · for public offic . , irr e p e cti ve of H et er t cy rlre r e publi c:.1n or eno cr,1.ts . I vnt P f nr r:r . I:: ox ~n unles T1r . Bob Ca 2..101·-1c:1 y can c. ow o 1e cci e i prov cnf' nt ov r r Lr . r·a :lox , I SH \ LL GTE r C:?. I ::l. r:: DD OX . G,~N. No·' - ·r I E"L SH JU8T EC '. US IF c.. t T SEE THE r:~N ~ ~' CTLY ·.s OU SEE T • nr . Elli~ 'rnall i c ~, con cousin by bloo but when e s aic. on T. V. t a t 11 .' !NONE TH;, T ~J.\S OT THE KI ID F :::rr:r iC'C~{ 'T TH l T HE '.\ S COULD ' GO TO HELL t ' So e lo '"'t t 1 0 el0ction. I,Ir . i\llcn , your influence h a s heen '"' ly , a a ·ed an you di it your . lf by your r . . arks ~bout r~. r':id ox a n the v ry p ople ~~o :ave you your hi l offic ~ I beli cvo , if you 1 , ~ nt to be fair, t at a ft er you a '/e t11crn rr1 t your way throu a ll t i , your npolo .ry to r r. lI'l ox an' the oo p eople of G or 11·i a r'i ht 1 ,lp ~o~ , hut even tl is i~ oubtful. V 011r. ~ • 517 truly T\TllL ' • 1\ 1:., ' • ..2. ..• .I. • "" PC.. TB 3 1. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document rir ie? Mia i” eel. Rone, Georgia September 30, 1966. Honorable I. Allen s , = Mayor of Atlanta, is by Atlanta, Georgia Dear lr. Allen,- Referring to your remarks on W.S.B. T.V. last evening rerarding the choice of the people of our Great Skate of Georgia as well as the good people of your Great City, in their election of Mr. Lester Maddox to run for Governor of our great State, subject to the general election on November 8th 1966. I don't think you realized at the time that you not only were downgrading Mr. Maddox, but the very people of your Great City who elected you to your present high of- fice. I would like to say that the good people of Atlanta are not the “trash'"n that you indicated on T.V., neither are the good people of the State of Georgia. I am sure that Ex-Mayor Hartsfield would never have stooped so low as to do what you did, I have always been a democrat and have always voted as such, but sonce the present conditions of our Great Country seems to be deterating under the democratic control, I am now looking toward the man or men running for public office, irrespective of whether they are republicans or den- ocrats. 1 | ‘ I voted for Mr. Maddox and unless Mr. Bob Calloway can show some decided improvement over Mr. Maddox, I SHALL VOTE FOR MR. MADDOX AGAN. NOW = AM I TRASH JUST = 8 © BECAUSE IF CAN'T SEE THE MEN EXACTLY AS YOU SEE THEM, Mr. Ellis Arnall is a second cousin by blood, but when he said on T.V. that "ANYONE THAT WAS NOT THE KIND OF DEMOCRAT THAT HE WAS COULD 'GO TO HELL'* So he lost the elect ion. Mr. Allen, your influence has been badly damaged and you did it yourself by your remarks about Mr. Maddox and the very people who gave you your high office, I believe, if you want to be fair, that af-~ | ter you have thoucht your way through all this, your apology ‘ to Mr. Maddox and the good people of Georgia mi cht help some, but even this is doubtful. . Yours truly V,4, NOLAN, SEs, si7' LA poate ah ee alae . — ae — ait  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document   Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 15 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/65fdd56c174feca87b5982b0414b0d65.pdf 1cf42e03c91e2131eccfc463da20e1b7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. l 144 East 36 Street New York, New York 10016 September 29, 1966 ) The Honorable Ivan Allen Mayor of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: Your statement today concerning the primary vietory of Maddox only adds to my already high estimation of your integrity, honesty, and dedication to your job. I was born in Newnan, Georgia, in 1935, but moved to Washing~on, D.C., in 1941, and now live in New York City. My parents somehow managed to raise two daughters with no ethnic, religious, or racial prejudice. As I grow older, I realize what a remarkable feat this is, because they are southerners, and for many years the Negro has been considered inferior by a goodly percentage of southerners. My parents were also poor, and this, I believe, increases the incidence of racial prejudice in the south. Poor whites, I guess, need someone to dispise and look down upon. This Maddox victory frightens me. I am sure you must feel this way too. But I take solace in the fact that obviously there are people in Georgia who realize that you and the kind of people you typ] ify should be in office, and hopefully if there are enough of your type, in time all these difficult times will pass. I am very proud to say that somewhere in Georgia a man like you is in public office. I am sure there are many people in Georgia with a vote who feel the same way. So stick to your guns. We cannot allow the Maddox's to ga in control. And know that at least one ex-Georgian is on your aide completely. Yours very truly, ~~n~ (Mrs. Eugene D. Balsley) � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document 144 East 36 Street New York, New York 10016 September 29, 1966 The Honorable Ivan Allen Mayor of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: Your statement today concerning the primary vistory of Maddox only adds to my already high estimation of your integrity, honesty, and dedication to your job. I was born in Newnan, Georgia, in 1935, but moved to Washington, D.C., in 1941, and now live in New York City. My parents somehow managed to raise two daughters with no ethnic, religious, or racial prejudice, As I grow older, I realize what a remarkable feat this is, because they are southerners, and for many years the Negro has been considered inferior by a goodly percentage of southerners, My parents were also poor, and this, I believe, incresses the incidence of racial prejudice in the south, Poor whites, I guess, need someone to dispise and look down upon, This Maddox victory frightens me, I am sure you must feel this way too. But I take solace in the fact that obviously there are people in Georgia who realize that you and the kind of people you typlify should be in office, and hopefully if there are enough of YORE type, in time all these difficult times will pass, I am very proud to say that somewhere in Georgia aman like you is in public office, I am sure there are many people in Georgia with a vote who feel the same way. So stick to your guns. We cannot allow the Maddox's to gain control, And know that at least one ex-Georgian is on your gide completely, Yours very truly, fir mi Ellen Bals (Mrs, Eugene D, Balsley)  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 14 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c672d0c19eeca5a902b02e17e1e691d6.pdf bf32c4d9a0ec8866550cc3bc16c82902 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. �I~ - ~ - � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document   Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 13 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/0e97f045abdf674e99b6b48d14804b22.pdf e7ca0e4ba0b7a7852bd569f2976d4087 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 4441 Music Stre et New Orleans, La. September 29, 1966 Mayor Ivan Allen City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Sir: I am certain that the over whelming majority of responsible Southerners shared my revulsion at your vicious castigation of Lester Maddox after his primary victory. The one transcendent lesson we should have learned during the past half-century is that an aggressor or "bully" cannot be appeased indefinitely. That holds true whether the pacification is made on an individual, city, state, federal, or international level. You have tried to "finesse" a solution to the Qegro excesses, apparently bemused by the spurious idea s-o widely propagated by the "pinks", "reds", and socialistic "do-gooders", that the negro unrest is due to discrimination, ignora nce, and economic insecurity. THAT IS UNADULTERATED HOGWASHt During the depression here in New Orleans major crime in New Orleans was virtually limited to bootlegging , an occasiona l bank robbery, a nd murders committed within the Mafia itself. Now, as a result of the ins ane rulings of the Supreme Court and the coddling of invetera te criminals, no \'bite woman can be secure i n her home, in her automobile, in her office, i n a hospital recuperat i ng from illness , or even walking fro m the bus or street car to her home. The negr o r api st i s emboldened by the knowledg e tha t he wi ll re ceive t he ben efit of t h e bes t legal t a lmt s wh i ch such organiza tion s as the American Civil Li ber t y Union can furn i sh an d wi ll proba bl y be pardoned, even i f convicted , becaus e the jury di d not have th e precise mixture of whi tes an d n egroes . A fri end of min e who owns a s ervic e s t ati on has been robbed by negroes fourteen times wit hin the past five years and shot twice. Whether such prov•cateurs as King, the lynx-eyed, fork-tongued Mounteagle alumnus, carries a Communist card, is academic. The point is that he is helping the Communist cause and will ultimately preside over the flaming destruction of this nation unless leaders, such as yourself, cease capitulating to his demands. I enclose copy of letter which I wrote to one of our federal judges here six years agoo My views are identical todayo I pray that the good people of Georgia are shaking off their letharg~. _Jv"A 6r,arul ":R,.~~. / ~ f f/ ~ _p.,, ~~ 143.215.248.55 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document 4441 Music Street New Orleans, La. September 29, 1966 Mayor Ivan Allen City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Sir: I am certain that the overwhelming majority of responsible Southerners shared my revulsion at your vicious castigation of Lester Maddox after his primary victory. The one transcendent lesson we should have learned during the past half-century is that an ag- gressor or "bully" camot be appeased indefinitely. That holds true whether the pacification is made on an individual, city, state, federal, or international level. You have tried to "finesse" a solution to the Miegro excesses, apparently bemused by the spurious idea so widely propagated by the "pinks", "reds", and socialistic "do-gooders", that the negro unrest is due to discrimination, ignorance, and economic in- security. THAT IS UNADULTERATED HOGWASH! During the depression here in New Orleans major crime in New Orleans was virtually limited to bootlegging, an occasional bank robbery, and murders committed within the Mafia itself. Now, as a result of the insane rulings of the Supreme Court and the coddling of inveterate criminals, no white woman can be secure in her home, in her automobile, in her office, ina hospital recuperating from illness, or even walking from the bus or street car to her home. The negro rapist is emboldened by the knowledge that he will receive the benefit of the best legal talents which such organizations as the American Civil Liberty Union can furnish and will probably be pardoned, even if convicted, because the jury did not have the precise mixture of whites and negroes. A friend of mine who owns a service station has been robbed by negroes four- teen times within the past five years and shot twice. Whether such provecateurs as King, the lynx-eyed, fork-tongued Mounteagle alumnus, carried a Communist card, is academic. The point is that he is helping the Communist cause and will ultimately preside over the flaming destruction of this nation unless leaders, such as yourself, cease capitulating to his demands. I enclose copy of letter which I wrote to one of our federal judges here six years ago. My views are identical today. I pray that the good people of Georgia are shaking off their lethargy. C LOSEE Ya Powe  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 12 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966