79 20 10383 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/522d8d48b9644011afe42e1441f83eff.pdf ba5a7ae1fd1ba1f7282e1a2e218f0c6d 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   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 11 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c4b15300e04e8ac414149ac1b46553eb.pdf 8aef3f1f8125f1e3eaa27ad7c892de74 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   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 10 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/0c6f79e0299c2d9f3dd7d2fa9f810ff3.pdf fd6811c99ca79afcef3ab717eeca8910 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. e. e. 'Bransford Used ears OEALERIN SURPLUS CARS, TRUCKS, AND CLOTHING ROUTES·· PHONE 647-4974 THOMASTON, GEORGIA � 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 C. C. Bransford Used Cars DEALER IN SURPLUS CARS, TRUCKS, AND CLOTHING ROUTE 5S -- PHONE 647-4974 THOMASTON, GEORGIA MeL; Cbbort GIG pcx, é Weal _ ee 2H Yuaer- pict] LbodA fan Le7 Wale’ Mwy AM op Fd te GE, Tatanaty CLicllPir Qu leok Aken] Cty gornk oe ed hei aed Wi bed OUD Wdene are bois em eee eek ee ;  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 9 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/75ca5e3e57e83694a3aa0fe34821172a.pdf 420a0f9dc9bb27ff1e87cb2910f8ffa4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Charles Edward Roberts ". 718 College Street Macon, Georgia 7-29-66 Hon. Ivan Allen City Hall Atlanta, Georgi a De ar Sir: I just hear• your post-election statement on the 7 - 7:30 CBS news. I coul not believe my ears. You are an eaucatea, intelli~ent man, an• those woras coula have come from the lips of a fool. Before you throw this in the wastebasket, if it is brou~ht to your attention, let me hasten to say that I ala not vote for Mr. Maaaox in the primary two weeks a~o nor in the run-off yesteraay. He is not my choice in November. I will vote for Mr. Callaway. I n my opinion, Callaway will not b electea, however, if you and others to whom the viewers are expose• continue to make such vituperative remarks towara Maadox. The same thing coula be saia of the lea( eaitorial in this morning's Atlanta Constitution. !! II I'm sure woula be hara to fini · a class in reverse psychology, but if it is availab~e, you shoula take the course. Lester Ma(aox coulan't have pickea up fifty thousana aaaitional votes any easier. 1H It is certainly your right to be a sore loser, but why use that right to help elect the man you so obviously 4espise politically. I woula have thought you smarter than that. Of course, e•itorial writers have long fannei the flames for those they are a~ainst. Thy will never learn. Hope the fish will be biting Nov 1111ber 8th1 ~op~s very )t r uly, L, i,--. £ /~ t-~ ~- Chas. Ee Robert u r . � 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 Charles Edward Roberts i 718 College Street : Macon, Georgia 7-29-66 Hon. Ivan Allen City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Sir: I just heard your post-election statement on the 7 - 7:30 CBS news. I could not believe my ears. You are an educated, intelligent man, and those words could have come from the lips of a fool. Before you throw this in the wastebasket, if it is brought to your attention, let me hasten to say that I did not vote for Mr. Maddox in the pri- mary two weeks ago nor in the run-off yesterday. He is not my choice in November, I will vote for Mr. Callaway. In my opinion, Callaway will not be elected, however, if you and others to whom the viewers are exposed continue to make such vituperative remarks toward Maddox. The same thing could be said of the lead editorial in this morning's Atlanta Constitution. I'm sure if would be hard to find a class in reverse psychology", but if it is availabie, you should take the course. Lester Maddox couldn't have picked up fifty thousand additional votes any easier. It is certainly your right to be a sore loser, but why use that right to help elect the man you so obviously despise politically. I would have thought you smarter than that. Of course, editorial writers have long fanned the flames for those they are egeinst. They will never learn. Hope the fish will be biting November 8th! Cr very truly, & Z (Kotz Chas. E. Roberts, Wr.  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 8 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/afe6b07333cf032f12ed5aba38fda854.pdf 01f4796a718e5500a29c5e4efcb3d3a9 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  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 7 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c943f3f30fc76da855fd005ddf055dde.pdf 064345e107d528704ff80332766568ee Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. T. BLAKE JACKSON ATTO RNEY A T LAW 5 23 ·727 4 22 5 STA N DARD F E DERAi- S A V I NGS B UILD I NG ATLANTA, GEORG I A 30303 S,eptember 30 , 1966 Mr . I van Allen , J r . 3700 Northside Drive , N.W. Atla nta, Georgi a 30305 Dear Sir : Perhaps this should b e addressed s i mpl y "Gem Clip Al l en" if a man i s t o be a ccorded t he sobri quet of the pr oduct h e peddles, a l though it is my under standing t hat your fami l y f e els that you coul dn ' t s ell even gem clips . I join thous ands of othe r s in f e eli ng that your per for ma nc e on televi sion last ni ght was about the mos t disgusting , undignif ied, irrespons ible, nauseating , uns t atesmanl i ke and unwarranted a ct that could b e performed by the s upposed mayor of a great ci ty . Although I am not a Maddox supporter but am a ct i vel y supporti ng the Republican candi date for Governor of t h is great State, Mr . Maddox des erves that prefix to his name, and you have l owered yourself sti ll f urther into t he gutter by re f erri ng to him as "Dr umst ick Chi cken Maddox". I believe t hat Mr . Madddlx i s absol utely honorable and that his vocation ts an honorable one, as is your father's . As a matt er of fact, I bel ieve that even Mr. Eugene Patterson will con~ede that he (Mr. Maddox ) served good chi cken .at a reas onabl e price . Can you say that you have done anything as worthwhi l e ? I concur wi th Mr. Maddo x in his tel evi sed s t atement t hat your ut teranc e appear ed t o be that of the Rev . Dr . Mart in Luther Ki ng, so that I wonder whet her you collaborated on your statements . If you, t oo, feel that you are now ashamed to be a Georgian, you, t oo , are i nvited out . I f elt that Mr. Maddox made a tremendous l y more restrained, intelligent and statesmanlike appearance than you, even though your TV technicians attempted, at one point, to make him appear f oolish by technically reducing his statement to gibb erish. Sincerely, ~ T. BLAKE TBJ/ kjo 9: / ~ JJ~ � 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 T. BLAKE JACKSON ATTORNEY AT LAW 523-7274 225 STANDARD FEDERAL SAVINGS BUILDING ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 September 30, 1966 Mr. Ivan Allen, dr. 3700 Northside Drive, N.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30305 Dear Sir: Perhaps this should be addressed simply "Gem Clip Allen" if a man is to be accorded the sobriquet of the product he peddles, although it is my understanding that your family feels that you couldn't sell even gem clips. I join thousands of others in feeling that your performance on television last night was about the most disgusting, undignified, irresponsible, nauseating, unstatesmanlike and unwarranted act that could be performed by the supposed mayor of a great city. Although I am not a Maddox supporter but am actively supporting the Republican candidate for Governor of this great State, Mr. Maddox deserves that prefix to his name, and you have lowered yourself still further into the gutter by re- ferring to him as "Drumstick Chicken Maddox". I believe that Mr. Maddox is absolutely honorable and that his vocation is an honorable one, as is your father's. As a matter of fact, I believe that even Mr. Eugene Patterson will contede that he (Mr. Maddox) served good chicken at a reasonable price. Can you say that you have done anything as worthwhile? I concur with Mr. Maddox in his televised statement that your utterance appeared to be that of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, so that I wonder whether you collaborated on your statements. If you, too, feel that you are now ashamed to be a Georgian, you, too, are invited out. I felt that Mr. Maddox made a tremendously more restrained, intelligent and statesmanlike appearance than you, even though your TV technicians attempted, at one point, to make him appear foolish by technically reducing his statement to gibberish. Sincerely, ( Wxb Seth ren. T. BLAKE JACKSON LA TBI/kKjo  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 6 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/b0d749b32dc80029db2a3e9133cd200c.pdf e9169974fd5c9c4aeefd7dc637e05938 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. WILLIAMS. McGUIRE 973 TENNYSON DRIVE, N . W. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30318 September 30, 1966 Mayor Ivan Al len 3700 Northside Dr., No Wo Atlanta, Georgia 30305 De ar Si r: I was surprised ~nd appalled at the statements made by you relative to the victory of Lester Maddox in the Dem ocratic Primary. Do you not believe in the Democratic processes ? As much as I would hate to have Les ter Maddox as the Governor of this state, he could be no worse as such than LBJ in his position as President. And the climax of your statement, to the effect that the Seal of this state has been tarnished by the nomination of Maddox, is that instead of doing something about it in November you are going fishing. This sounds like you would not lift a hand to save a drowning brother. If by virtue of your supporting Callaway in the November election unde r these extenuating circumstances you would be ostraciz ed by the Democratic P ty, I s ugg est you find another partyo Ybu rs vny ru l~r, 1/ !/ 1-)/T//T/: 7/ ~ � 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 WILLIAM S. McGUIRE 273 TENNYSON DRIVE, N.W. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30318 September 30, 1966 Mayor Ivan Allen 8700 Northside Dr., No. We Atlanta, Georgia 80805 Dear Sirs I was surprised snd appalled at the statements made by you relative to the victory of Lester Maddox in the Democratic Primary. Do you not believe in the Democratic processes? As much as I would hate to have Lester Maddox as the Governor of this state, he could be no worse as such than L3J in his position as President. And the climax of your statement, to the effect that the Seal of this state has been tarnished by the nomination of Maddox, is that instead of doing something about it in November you are going fishing. This sounds like you would not lift a hand to save a drowning brother. If by virtue of your supporting Callaway in the November election under these extenuating circumstances you would be ostracized by the Democratic Party, IT suggest you find another party. / Yours veny vty, My)  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 5 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/b6627cc74659cd195a9f77ce172d507d.pdf cae62b300d454c9b104eda2c8d788922 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. U.S. DEPT. O F AGRICULi U RE LICENSE NO. 954 WRIGHT & SOLOMON, INC. MERCHANDISE BROKER S PECANS PE.A.CH ES INSECTICIDES PACKING SUPPLIES PE.A.CH TREES BASKETS ., FORT VALLEY, GA. Sept ember 30 , 1966 Honorable Ivan Allen, Mayor City Hall Atlant a , Ga . Dear Mr. Allen, Fr om your quoted comments of yester day it is evi dently i mpos s ible f or you a nd your fri ends to realize that there is a maj ority of Georgi ans who in all good conscience think different t han you. You all have already had more to do with nominating Lester Maddox t pan anyone and if you stupid bastards don 1 t keep your big mouths shut you are going to surely as Hell elect him governor!!!! L � 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 U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE LICENSE NO, 954 WRIGHT & SOLOMON, INC. MERCHANDISE BROKERS INSECTICIDES PACKING SUPPLIES BASKETS PECANS PEACHES PEACH TREES ForT VALLEY, Ga. September 30, 1966 Honorable Ivan Allen, Mayor City Hall Atlanta, Ga. Dear Mr. Allen, From your quoted comments of yesterday it is evidently impossible for you and your friends to realize that there is a majority of Georgians who in all good conscience think different than youe You all have already had more to do with nominating Lester Maddox tan anyone and if you stupid bastards don't keep your big mouths shut you are going to surely as Hell elect him governor!! Wallis Hardeman, Jr.  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 4 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/3afcad7ed29bda63812740ec92989bb7.pdf 5f4cc7da2ba2b7b671143947c9a47c5c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. September 30, 1966 ]V[.r. Ivan Alle n Mayor the City of Atlanta "Black Powern City Ha ll Atlanta, Georgia I am writing not only for myself but f nr all the white people in Atlanta. More power to ~ESTER MADDOX who the white people will support. We don 't think he is what you arld your negro friends Sam ~illiams and Leroy Johns on said over WSB, September 29, 1966. I am sure that what you said about the thousands that voted for Maddox did not help you or them any, it just promoted more votes for Maddox in the November election. One thi ng SURE that I know is that neither my friends or myself are as stupid as you say. As Leroy Johnson said if we elect Maddox it would turn the clock back to 1850, well, we are going to sure try. Let ' s turn it back to 185-0, at that time our Mayor would have supported the white people and not make a spectacle of himself in the public, radio or TV with "Black Power". Instead he would have been atte nding to his duties as a Mayor or be at home with his family and not standing on top of cars and getting up in the middle 0f the ni ght to parade with "The Black Power". I think you are a disgrace not only to the City of Atlanta but to the white race. GOD help you because before it is over with, you are SURE going to be needing help. A re gistered voter and a native of Atlanta, Georgia � 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 30, 1966 Mr. Ivan Allen Mayor the City of Atlanta "Black Power" City Hall Atlanta, Georgia I am writing not only for myself but for all the white people in Atlanta. More power to LESTER MADDOX who the white people will © support. We don't think he is what you and your negro friends Sam Williams and Leroy Johnson said over WSB, September 29, 1966. I am sure that what you said about the thousands that voted for Maddox did not help you or them any, it just pro- moted more votes for Maddox in the November election. One thing SURE that I know is that neither my friends or myself are as stupid as you say. As Leroy Johnson said if we elect Maddox it would turn the clock back to 1850, well, we are going to sure try. Let's turn it back to 1850, at that time our Mayor would have supported the white people and not make a spectacle of himself in the public, radio or TV with "Black Power". Instead he would have been attending to his duties as a Mayor or be at home with his family and not standing on top of cars and getting up in the middle of the night to parade with "The Black Power". I think you are a disgrace not only to the City of Atlanta but to the white race. GOD help you because before it is over with, you are SURE going to be needing help. A registered voter and a native of Atlanta, Georgia  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 3 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/148531c5cf2e0eacdf8450537a0dcd14.pdf a9bea4198123df913b6dafccd47d60bf Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. POPE • 313 H. FULLER ARCl--llTECT DECATUR FEDERAL BUILDING / DECATUR, GEORGIA/ TELEPHONE 373-2257 September 30, 1966 Mayor Ivan Allen City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Mayor Allen: Your statement on the nomination of Lester Maddox stands an everlasting monument to bad taste and is an affront to any person with a shred of decency and fair play. This man was elected by no one but the people of Georgia. Congratulations on doing more than perhaps anyone else to put Lester in the White House while maintaining your own position as winner and still champion of sewer level politics, Yours very truly, POPE H. r FULLER, ARCHITECT ~\.J - --- Pope H. Fuller PHF / mgb ~ � 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 eo =. = rei. SSS aR SoH!) TS ce TT 313 DECATUR FEDERAL BUILDING / DECATUR, GEORGIA / TELEPHONE 373-2257 September 30, 1966 Mayor Ivan Allen City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Mayor Allen: Your statement on the nomination of Lester Maddox stands an ever- lasting monument to bad taste and is an affront to any person with a shred of decency and fair play. This man was elected by no one but the people of Georgia. Congratulations on doing more than per- haps anyone else to put Lester in the White House while maintaining your own position as winner and still champion of sewer level poli- tics. Yours very truly, POPE H,.-FULLER, ARCHITECT \ a « 7 nist ae \ - ssa Pope H. Fuller PHF /mgb  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 2 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/3d8be267a0564eb4513c95b391f3f277.pdf 89b24d7d17c87297e155560b4d629f5d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. �F -:------ - ~ . ~ ' . <---<-->7 -~=I~ - ';, ~ ~. ~~ _f / ?! ,<..;,-,~ / ~¢) /k-/40;t:, ~~ 17~~ 6 /7:?Vl/~d/ ~ - - -'"~~ . d ~ µ ~~ w J 1, ~ ~ _ }- L ~~J; · ~~ · ~ ~~ _/2)~ ~~ ~ ~____, . - p~ ~--CiJ �� 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 1 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/598c85e1e7750dafa2e65634e99e51ba.pdf 9241525090924249c880e10d2d5ed88e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. �F -:------ - ~ . ~ ' . <---<-->7 -~=I~ - ';, ~ ~. ~~ _f / ?! ,<..;,-,~ / ~¢) /k-/40;t:, ~~ 17~~ 6 /7:?Vl/~d/ ~ - - -'"~~ . d ~ µ ~~ w J 1, ~ ~ _ }- L ~~J; · ~~ · ~ ~~ _/2)~ ~~ ~ ~____, . - p~ ~--CiJ ��POPE • 313 H. FULLER ARCl--llTECT DECATUR FEDERAL BUILDING / DECATUR, GEORGIA/ TELEPHONE 373-2257 September 30, 1966 Mayor Ivan Allen City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Mayor Allen: Your statement on the nomination of Lester Maddox stands an everlasting monument to bad taste and is an affront to any person with a shred of decency and fair play. This man was elected by no one but the people of Georgia. Congratulations on doing more than perhaps anyone else to put Lester in the White House while maintaining your own position as winner and still champion of sewer level politics, Yours very truly, POPE H. r FULLER, ARCHITECT ~\.J - --- Pope H. Fuller PHF / mgb ~ �September 30, 1966 ]V[.r. Ivan Alle n Mayor the City of Atlanta "Black Powern City Ha ll Atlanta, Georgia I am writing not only for myself but f nr all the white people in Atlanta. More power to ~ESTER MADDOX who the white people will support. We don 't think he is what you arld your negro friends Sam ~illiams and Leroy Johns on said over WSB, September 29, 1966. I am sure that what you said about the thousands that voted for Maddox did not help you or them any, it just promoted more votes for Maddox in the November election. One thi ng SURE that I know is that neither my friends or myself are as stupid as you say. As Leroy Johnson said if we elect Maddox it would turn the clock back to 1850, well, we are going to sure try. Let ' s turn it back to 185-0, at that time our Mayor would have supported the white people and not make a spectacle of himself in the public, radio or TV with "Black Power". Instead he would have been atte nding to his duties as a Mayor or be at home with his family and not standing on top of cars and getting up in the middle 0f the ni ght to parade with "The Black Power". I think you are a disgrace not only to the City of Atlanta but to the white race. GOD help you because before it is over with, you are SURE going to be needing help. A re gistered voter and a native of Atlanta, Georgia �U.S. DEPT. O F AGRICULi U RE LICENSE NO. 954 WRIGHT & SOLOMON, INC. MERCHANDISE BROKER S PECANS PE.A.CH ES INSECTICIDES PACKING SUPPLIES PE.A.CH TREES BASKETS ., FORT VALLEY, GA. Sept ember 30 , 1966 Honorable Ivan Allen, Mayor City Hall Atlant a , Ga . Dear Mr. Allen, Fr om your quoted comments of yester day it is evi dently i mpos s ible f or you a nd your fri ends to realize that there is a maj ority of Georgi ans who in all good conscience think different t han you. You all have already had more to do with nominating Lester Maddox t pan anyone and if you stupid bastards don 1 t keep your big mouths shut you are going to surely as Hell elect him governor!!!! L �WILLIAMS. McGUIRE 973 TENNYSON DRIVE, N . W. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30318 September 30, 1966 Mayor Ivan Al len 3700 Northside Dr., No Wo Atlanta, Georgia 30305 De ar Si r: I was surprised ~nd appalled at the statements made by you relative to the victory of Lester Maddox in the Dem ocratic Primary. Do you not believe in the Democratic processes ? As much as I would hate to have Les ter Maddox as the Governor of this state, he could be no worse as such than LBJ in his position as President. And the climax of your statement, to the effect that the Seal of this state has been tarnished by the nomination of Maddox, is that instead of doing something about it in November you are going fishing. This sounds like you would not lift a hand to save a drowning brother. If by virtue of your supporting Callaway in the November election unde r these extenuating circumstances you would be ostraciz ed by the Democratic P ty, I s ugg est you find another partyo Ybu rs vny ru l~r, 1/ !/ 1-)/T//T/: 7/ ~ �T. BLAKE JACKSON ATTO RNEY A T LAW 5 23 ·727 4 22 5 STA N DARD F E DERAi- S A V I NGS B UILD I NG ATLANTA, GEORG I A 30303 S,eptember 30 , 1966 Mr . I van Allen , J r . 3700 Northside Drive , N.W. Atla nta, Georgi a 30305 Dear Sir : Perhaps this should b e addressed s i mpl y "Gem Clip Al l en" if a man i s t o be a ccorded t he sobri quet of the pr oduct h e peddles, a l though it is my under standing t hat your fami l y f e els that you coul dn ' t s ell even gem clips . I join thous ands of othe r s in f e eli ng that your per for ma nc e on televi sion last ni ght was about the mos t disgusting , undignif ied, irrespons ible, nauseating , uns t atesmanl i ke and unwarranted a ct that could b e performed by the s upposed mayor of a great ci ty . Although I am not a Maddox supporter but am a ct i vel y supporti ng the Republican candi date for Governor of t h is great State, Mr . Maddox des erves that prefix to his name, and you have l owered yourself sti ll f urther into t he gutter by re f erri ng to him as "Dr umst ick Chi cken Maddox". I believe t hat Mr . Madddlx i s absol utely honorable and that his vocation ts an honorable one, as is your father's . As a matt er of fact, I bel ieve that even Mr. Eugene Patterson will con~ede that he (Mr. Maddox ) served good chi cken .at a reas onabl e price . Can you say that you have done anything as worthwhi l e ? I concur wi th Mr. Maddo x in his tel evi sed s t atement t hat your ut teranc e appear ed t o be that of the Rev . Dr . Mart in Luther Ki ng, so that I wonder whet her you collaborated on your statements . If you, t oo, feel that you are now ashamed to be a Georgian, you, t oo , are i nvited out . I f elt that Mr. Maddox made a tremendous l y more restrained, intelligent and statesmanlike appearance than you, even though your TV technicians attempted, at one point, to make him appear f oolish by technically reducing his statement to gibb erish. Sincerely, ~ T. BLAKE TBJ/ kjo 9: / ~ JJ~ ��Charles Edward Roberts ". 718 College Street Macon, Georgia 7-29-66 Hon. Ivan Allen City Hall Atlanta, Georgi a De ar Sir: I just hear• your post-election statement on the 7 - 7:30 CBS news. I coul not believe my ears. You are an eaucatea, intelli~ent man, an• those woras coula have come from the lips of a fool. Before you throw this in the wastebasket, if it is brou~ht to your attention, let me hasten to say that I ala not vote for Mr. Maaaox in the primary two weeks a~o nor in the run-off yesteraay. He is not my choice in November. I will vote for Mr. Callaway. I n my opinion, Callaway will not b electea, however, if you and others to whom the viewers are expose• continue to make such vituperative remarks towara Maadox. The same thing coula be saia of the lea( eaitorial in this morning's Atlanta Constitution. !! II I'm sure woula be hara to fini · a class in reverse psychology, but if it is availab~e, you shoula take the course. Lester Ma(aox coulan't have pickea up fifty thousana aaaitional votes any easier. 1H It is certainly your right to be a sore loser, but why use that right to help elect the man you so obviously 4espise politically. I woula have thought you smarter than that. Of course, e•itorial writers have long fannei the flames for those they are a~ainst. Thy will never learn. Hope the fish will be biting Nov 1111ber 8th1 ~op~s very )t r uly, L, i,--. £ /~ t-~ ~- Chas. Ee Robert u r . �e. e. 'Bransford Used ears OEALERIN SURPLUS CARS, TRUCKS, AND CLOTHING ROUTES·· PHONE 647-4974 THOMASTON, GEORGIA �����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 ��I~ - ~ - �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) ���\ l f ���) 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. �Nigger lover! �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, �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. �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 / ~~ �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 . ��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 �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'ire1ho 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 �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, �I I �Moultrie, Georgia September 30, 1966 Mr . Ivan Allen M yor, City of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia ' Dear Mr. Al l en: If the people of Georgia were surprised over the election of Mr . Lester Maddox as candidate for the Democrat Party, then they were shocked over the statements you made i n your speech Thursday when you called those who voted for him a "combination of forces of ignorance, prejudice, reactioni sm, · etc.". If this were true, then there ce rtainly are a lot of "ignorant" and "people of this type" in the State of Georgia, when over four - hundred-thousand of them voted for Mr . Maddox. It would seem to me that if anyij n e has "tarnished the Great Seal of Georgia " you have by the remarks in your speech when you, a person in your position, made public such statements for the whole nation to hear. For your information, many people of all walk~ of life doctors, lawyers, teachers, and ordinary good citizens whom you w uld call "ignorant" - have said they would NOW vote for Mr. Maddox since hearing your slanderous remarks about the people of Georgia, because they resent you calling all the people who voted for him these names. So you have really defeated your purpose, and instead of causing people to turn against Mr . Maddox, you have caused many to turn their support toward him. I think you owe the people of Georgia an apology for your "name calling" outspoken and uncalled for statement. The people of Georgia do not - cannot not - and will not appreciate any such littleness in anyone, regardless of their position and atanding~. Yours z & .~ �P. o. Bo x 2012 MACON, GEORGIA 31203 The Laney Company SINCE 1945 DISTRIBUTOR OF "UNFORGETTABLE" ADVERTISING SPECIALTIES BUSINESS GIFTS AND CALENDARS AREA CooE 912 - PHO N E 745-8840 Oct 1 1966 Mr Ivan Al len City Hall At l an ta 1:a. T)ear Mr ll en : IV:ore can di date s f or pub li c office are elected by such bl as ts as you de live ed befor e a TV came ra a few days ago than by t~eir own efforts . You not on ly bl a st ed Mr Maddox but the voters t hemse l ve s . They rlo not reac t any more fav orably than you or I would to being called " i gn~ant , backwa rd , foolish etc . " vour b l as t ~ot I ' d be wi lling to b€!at l east one quart e r mill.i on vot es fo r ~rr Maddox . Ral ph McGill has apparently become a psychopath i n his hatred of the South . He came South ful l of nislike and false opinions of the peopl e of the South and has gro¼TI st ead ily worse -the reason i s because no one pays him an~ at t ention except the e~ro agit at orshe only hardens the) heart of Southerners to cling to their ideas of preserving ouJ;.--fierublic and our race . They are "Stu pie ,r enough to believe th ~ inte ~ra tion wi J.l des troy our nation quicker that segregation . 1le all rec o i:_;ni ze the Negro as ein~j:;he cancer that wil l bankrupt and make of thi s nation the sorries,one on earthThe have not nations are those tha t are e ithe r e~ro , or have ~egro blood i n their ve ins. The v6ters fo r Mr Maddox are trying to resist the steadily ti~htenin~ noose of ?ederal ~ictato rship on every an~le of our lives even to running small community afi'ai.i rs . 1,1 many resY'ec s the di ctatorship clamped on us by a foo lish fede al government is mor~ brut al t han anyt~ing beh ind the iron curt a in . Keep blasting Jvir Al l an , let Ralph and the rest of his ;'_Yedi tors and columnists" keep up vilifying the Sout h and its traditions and they will e lect Mr Maddox by the bi gge st landslide ever known . This is respec tfully submitted as my opinion and may perhaps be of a teeny bit of value to you. )~cere~~Yo urs, / · ~ . PS The biggest orders I ever got and the best business frmends I have ever had came after complimenting my competitor and praising whate ver they had bowi;ht from him. It just dont pay to knock. �- - - - ----- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -----~·- - - - - -- September 29, 1g66 - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - j us t wi tn e s-s-e d the mos t d 1-s-gr ·a-~-e--fu- , inexcuse able per f ormanc e on tel e vision that I - - - - -- - - - a-v-e- e-v-e-r - s-e-e-n -. - New-A-t-l-a-n-t-a--a-nd- th-e · ho-l-e----w·o-rr·- - - - - - -- - know what type mayor the cit y o f At lanta has, - - - - - - - --.Q-Rm-e-t-h4ng-t-he--f-i-r-e-men-a-1-r-e-a-cl-y- knew~.- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - -- - - - - - - - -'+-hl-s--e±ee-t-1-0n- p:t>-e-ve-s---tw-0- t-fl-i--Rg-s-:·- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -J.-.- 3.!l;:i-e-p-e-G-p-1-e- a..P.e- n-O-t -l-8-a-s-eG-w-i-t-h-t-he- -- - - - -- - - way g overnment officials are backing mob rule. 2. Block voting is·· completely ine ff ective ben t be p eople are i nt e ras.ted 1n an~ e..L.ec.t i..on,_ _ _ _____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __....___....._..wu.,__....,.,_--"-""c..,__~......__.,_hLI-.>e,.1. __ p~r~i~v~1~1~e.,_,_._ d ge o f vating_in_.CL-- - -- - - - city election. to votin in I shall certainly b e lo o kin~ forwa ~a c , JJ-;;- --_ r ~ Ruth c. S olomon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - -- -- - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - -- - - -- - -- - -- - - - - - - - - - - - -------- - - - - - -- - - �171 Grady Avenue Athens., Georgia October 1., 1966 The Honorable Ivan Allen Mayor of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia Sir: This letter is in reference to your recent statement concerning the nomination of Lester Maddox as the Democratic candidate .for Governor of the state of Georgia. I agree that Lester Maddox is totally unsuited as a gubernatorial candidate. But it appears to me that your connnents were not of a constructive nature; you tore down., but did nothing to fill the vacuum which you created. While it may be a bitter pill to swallow., the fact is that_one of two men--Lester Maddox or Howard Callaway--willbe the next -governor of Georgia. Your statements seem strangely two-faced., You say that 11 We cannot allow our state's progress to be stopped and reversed by yesterday's mistake"., but say later that you will probably }'go fishing" on election day., These two statements cannot co-exist; if you do indeed 11 go fishing" on election day., the people of this state will surely remember the hypocrisy with which you spoke. I am not registered as a Republican--! have always voted for the best man. Therefore I sincerely urge you to publicly support Bo Callaway for Governor. The failure of a man in high political office to support the candidate which he feels to be the best qualified in a political race solely because this candidate is affiliated with another party., is -p ure cowardice. Do not attempt to deceive yourself that the reople of this state will not feel this way about it. You have renounced Maddox too strongly. When a man' s position and not his principles determines his policies., it is indeed time for new leadership. The hour grows late., Will you allow partisan politics to stop you from helping the state of Georgia defeat Lester Maddoxi }zy' hope is that you will reconsider the position which you have taken., and then publicly support the best qualified candidate--Bo Callaway• �-2- Thank you for your kind attention in this matt er. Sincerel y, ~ f ,/ ~ , -;I- (/~~l) Jerry Se Lorentz �cl I A f EJnous .American once s a i d "A college educ ation never made BRAI NS a nd h e demonstrated t h is cla i m , i t h t he f ollo - ing story : "A o T * Stewart , a bi g demartment - s tore merchant in Nev, York , m de a Sl ,666, 0 0 0 a ye a r; h e die d le aving not one in t h e whole organiza tion capa ble of ca rrying on the busines s o A bank took it over , put a judge a t its h ead and he lo s s & mil l ion a · yea r"o Are you quite sure t hat Mr ., Maddox is inc pable of being a succe s sful governor? He seems to have made a succes of h is own business until Mro John s on comes in and tells h im h ow to run it ~ John J.1/T. i l ton s a id : "'Who overcome s by force ha.s overcoine bllt hal f h is f oe" o e who ascends to mount a in tops shald find, Th e loftiest pe aks a ll wrapped in clouds and SilOW o He ho s ur pas ses or subdues mankind , Shall look do~n on t h e hate of t hose below., Lord Byr ono ANVdWO:> S VX3l. 3H.l �"REMI :'>l I SCEN~ES 11 • There-. sat at my dad's su o:per table on a Sunday Afternoon when I was a lad an old retired Lutheran minister , by the name of Carrol. Doctor Carroll had snent the bulk of his ministeral carreer in the State of Pennsylvania , and was then living with a ffiarried dau6hter here in our midst. He and dad ha1 become quite friendly. The topic of conversation just then haupened to be 'politics'and Doctor Carroll • 11 H &> ,,._, h'1':,. 2, . ~ says accross the table to me, John ~ do you know.-\Benjamin.,\nappened to be elected uresident over 3-rover Cleveland in 1888 11 ? My answer was "No" ~ "Well, · says he, "I will tell you 11 • · "Mr. John Wanamaker, the wealthy Phila. merchant and Sunday School teacher suddenly acquired political asp~rations so he sent for Mr. Mathew Stanley Quay the U.S. Senator and republican .boss of the state and he says to him: "Mr. Q,uay, I have 50 thousand dollars here for Mr. Harrison's campaign and I want you to take and use it where you think it will do the most good". "Now where do you suppose that he put it 1'? My prompt reply was: "He put it in his pocket". "N·o "? says he, "Not all of it". "To snend it in Pennsylvania meant merely throwing it in the sewer:,_that state being already safe and sound. He goesover into Brooklyn and gets a ward• healer to line up 5 thousand repeaters (the woods being full of such cattle in those days) to grow beards. On election day they showed up at the polls first with a full growth: some hours later they showed up with side-burns, then la~er on with only a mustash and finally clean shaven . The State of New fork was . Harrison's by 8000, and John Wanamaker, the Sunday-School teacher became Post Master General~ Thus much on the election of President Harrison so now for some politics of a local flavor. Who in his right mind would ever have dreamed that an obscure pursonage by the name of Thomas s. Martin would ever have defeated one of our Confederate War heroes whose name was Fitzhugh Lee for a sea t in the u. s. Senate? Well, he did, and by Just such tactics as was used in the defe a t of Mr. Clevel and by senator Quay. The only difference being tha t the black man's vote was used instead of that of his be•whiskered~ b:t other ' s. Thia system was rampant in the good old day s bef or ethe pole-tax and r e gistration laws were pl a ce d on our s ta tut e book~ . Poe saw it in 1844 and he so vividly desc r ibed s ame ~ay i ng; "A r e publ i cal go ve rnme nt could neve r become othe r than a ra s ca ll~ one. These l aws were n of -ro r the purpose of de priving t-r/Je Ne gro of his ri ght t o v ote a ny other t ha n that of t he whi t e ma n whose ba llot was fo r sale to the highest bi dder and they c ould be pu r chased by the dump-cart load j ust before sun-down at 50~ per head. I n plane langua ge the s ystem was nothing other than ch eating Now o~r.S~W~..n£ Court comes along and says that where the u. s. government~a'law torthe prevention of cheating in politics is unconstitut1onal'~t Well, if this condition be so, why is it not unconstitutional to prevent cheating in her military College out in Colorado'? And President Johnson tells theworld that he is going to enforce this decisi~n at the point of the bayonet if necessary. John Milton told us that; Who ovey,comes by force has overcomed but half his foe", From earliest youth I had been a great fancier of POE both as a poet and story teller, but all else I could learn was that he was morally a sot and practically died in the gutter. It was not until I got hold of his biography by Mr Harvej Allen that I saw a new light. Poe was a caustic critic of our form of government and his traducers were many. "He who ascends to mountain tops shall find, The loftiest peaks all wrapped in clouds and snow". �POE• on the "AMERICAN RE?'..JBLIC" • They started with the queereet 1deara oonoe1vable1 vlzs that all men are born :f'ree and equal - this in the Ve'f'1 teeth of ~RADAT!ON'B l aws, s o v1sably impressed upon all thlng1, both in the moral and phyeioal un1veNe. Eve'f'1 m•n voted, ss they oslled it~ until At len~th 1t wae d1aeove,-e~ that what 11 everybody's bueineae 1e nobodJ'•• an~ that the ·~e-publc' ( eo the absul"d thing was oalled) was without a ~overnment at all~ It ts reiatet, however, thst the tirat o1roum~tanae whtoh disturbed the aelt-complajoenoJ ot the phtloeo-phei-e who aonetruoted this "Repub11a 0 waa the atartlins discover, that un1veraat 'BUfterage' gave oppel"tun1ty tor fraudulent aohemea, by wh1oh any dea1red number or votea m1gh\ at any time be poled, without the e11ghteet chance of prevention or even detection, by any partJ wh1oh ehould be merely v11• 11anoue enough not to be atrald ot the fraud.. A little retlect1on on th1a d1ecoverJ eurtered to rende~ ev1den\ the oonsequenaee, wh1ob were, that raeoal1tJ auat predominate - 1n a word - that Repub11oan rJ ovemaent could never beonme anything other than a one. While the ph11oeol)hern, however, were eed 1n blush• 1ng at the1r own stup1d1ty 1n not having toreeeen in• evitable ev1le and 1ntent ut,0n naw theories, the matter wa• put to an Abru~t 1esue bf a fellow b• the naae or MOB, who took every thing 1n hie own hAnda and set up a deeJi;il'sm 1n 00111- fll•ae,z th••• ~~i:0:~~:t:1;16:43, 29 December 2017 (EST)=~1:r.:~d:~=:~~-~:~.a~~B~E~J°143.215.248.55A:: a toretgneP, is es1d ta be the most od.1us ot all men who ever enoumbeNtd the earth. Re wsa a giant 1 n -~naolent, rapat1oua, _1 r,bilthy J had the fJnll of B bullock. the,. , ot an hyena and (he cn~7j the bra.in• of a -peacock. He died at la• 41nt ot t.h1a own elfel'gte1, wh1oh exhausted him. · · n "More remarkable at111 1s that Poe waa praoticallJ the ·onl,J Amer1oan writer ot his age who toreeaw • ome ot the inevitable weakness•• inherent 1n the demoorat1o theory and boldly commented CJ/J (!:) 7 > 'Rl1'1Rt.-ibam. "In MELLONTA TAUTA' - a oonveraa t !onau~poaed to take plaoe 1n A. D. ~4A,Poe makes the above obaervat1on on demoorao1 1n the United Ststee•. Harvey Allan, srthur. PS. Are you w1111ng to hazsat"d ·a dime that, with cond1t.1 one as ie 1n th1s Nation ot oura,. today where ~ 1a a festering sore at ever 'bJ 1)881 and votlnf 'en mase' 1s an 1nnovat1on, glaring, and the 'ta11 Juat about begins to wag the iog 1 .1 000 ye&ra w111 elapae ere Poe' e prog• noet1qstion 1e a N&l1ty ? �� 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   eo =. = rei. SSS aR SoH!) TS ce TT 313 DECATUR FEDERAL BUILDING / DECATUR, GEORGIA / TELEPHONE 373-2257 September 30, 1966 Mayor Ivan Allen City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Mayor Allen: Your statement on the nomination of Lester Maddox stands an ever- lasting monument to bad taste and is an affront to any person with a shred of decency and fair play. This man was elected by no one but the people of Georgia. Congratulations on doing more than per- haps anyone else to put Lester in the White House while maintaining your own position as winner and still champion of sewer level poli- tics. Yours very truly, POPE H,.-FULLER, ARCHITECT \ a « 7 nist ae \ - ssa Pope H. Fuller PHF /mgb September 30, 1966 Mr. Ivan Allen Mayor the City of Atlanta "Black Power" City Hall Atlanta, Georgia I am writing not only for myself but for all the white people in Atlanta. More power to LESTER MADDOX who the white people will © support. We don't think he is what you and your negro friends Sam Williams and Leroy Johnson said over WSB, September 29, 1966. I am sure that what you said about the thousands that voted for Maddox did not help you or them any, it just pro- moted more votes for Maddox in the November election. One thing SURE that I know is that neither my friends or myself are as stupid as you say. As Leroy Johnson said if we elect Maddox it would turn the clock back to 1850, well, we are going to sure try. Let's turn it back to 1850, at that time our Mayor would have supported the white people and not make a spectacle of himself in the public, radio or TV with "Black Power". Instead he would have been attending to his duties as a Mayor or be at home with his family and not standing on top of cars and getting up in the middle of the night to parade with "The Black Power". I think you are a disgrace not only to the City of Atlanta but to the white race. GOD help you because before it is over with, you are SURE going to be needing help. A registered voter and a native of Atlanta, Georgia U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE LICENSE NO, 954 WRIGHT & SOLOMON, INC. MERCHANDISE BROKERS INSECTICIDES PACKING SUPPLIES BASKETS PECANS PEACHES PEACH TREES ForT VALLEY, Ga. September 30, 1966 Honorable Ivan Allen, Mayor City Hall Atlanta, Ga. Dear Mr. Allen, From your quoted comments of yesterday it is evidently impossible for you and your friends to realize that there is a majority of Georgians who in all good conscience think different than youe You all have already had more to do with nominating Lester Maddox tan anyone and if you stupid bastards don't keep your big mouths shut you are going to surely as Hell elect him governor!! Wallis Hardeman, Jr. WILLIAM S. McGUIRE 273 TENNYSON DRIVE, N.W. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30318 September 30, 1966 Mayor Ivan Allen 8700 Northside Dr., No. We Atlanta, Georgia 80805 Dear Sirs I was surprised snd appalled at the statements made by you relative to the victory of Lester Maddox in the Democratic Primary. Do you not believe in the Democratic processes? As much as I would hate to have Lester Maddox as the Governor of this state, he could be no worse as such than L3J in his position as President. And the climax of your statement, to the effect that the Seal of this state has been tarnished by the nomination of Maddox, is that instead of doing something about it in November you are going fishing. This sounds like you would not lift a hand to save a drowning brother. If by virtue of your supporting Callaway in the November election under these extenuating circumstances you would be ostracized by the Democratic Party, IT suggest you find another party. / Yours veny vty, My) T. BLAKE JACKSON ATTORNEY AT LAW 523-7274 225 STANDARD FEDERAL SAVINGS BUILDING ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 September 30, 1966 Mr. Ivan Allen, dr. 3700 Northside Drive, N.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30305 Dear Sir: Perhaps this should be addressed simply "Gem Clip Allen" if a man is to be accorded the sobriquet of the product he peddles, although it is my understanding that your family feels that you couldn't sell even gem clips. I join thousands of others in feeling that your performance on television last night was about the most disgusting, undignified, irresponsible, nauseating, unstatesmanlike and unwarranted act that could be performed by the supposed mayor of a great city. Although I am not a Maddox supporter but am actively supporting the Republican candidate for Governor of this great State, Mr. Maddox deserves that prefix to his name, and you have lowered yourself still further into the gutter by re- ferring to him as "Drumstick Chicken Maddox". I believe that Mr. Maddox is absolutely honorable and that his vocation is an honorable one, as is your father's. As a matter of fact, I believe that even Mr. Eugene Patterson will contede that he (Mr. Maddox) served good chicken at a reasonable price. Can you say that you have done anything as worthwhile? I concur with Mr. Maddox in his televised statement that your utterance appeared to be that of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, so that I wonder whether you collaborated on your statements. If you, too, feel that you are now ashamed to be a Georgian, you, too, are invited out. I felt that Mr. Maddox made a tremendously more restrained, intelligent and statesmanlike appearance than you, even though your TV technicians attempted, at one point, to make him appear foolish by technically reducing his statement to gibberish. Sincerely, ( Wxb Seth ren. T. BLAKE JACKSON LA TBI/kKjo Charles Edward Roberts i 718 College Street : Macon, Georgia 7-29-66 Hon. Ivan Allen City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Sir: I just heard your post-election statement on the 7 - 7:30 CBS news. I could not believe my ears. You are an educated, intelligent man, and those words could have come from the lips of a fool. Before you throw this in the wastebasket, if it is brought to your attention, let me hasten to say that I did not vote for Mr. Maddox in the pri- mary two weeks ago nor in the run-off yesterday. He is not my choice in November, I will vote for Mr. Callaway. In my opinion, Callaway will not be elected, however, if you and others to whom the viewers are exposed continue to make such vituperative remarks toward Maddox. The same thing could be said of the lead editorial in this morning's Atlanta Constitution. I'm sure if would be hard to find a class in reverse psychology", but if it is availabie, you should take the course. Lester Maddox couldn't have picked up fifty thousand additional votes any easier. It is certainly your right to be a sore loser, but why use that right to help elect the man you so obviously despise politically. I would have thought you smarter than that. Of course, editorial writers have long fanned the flames for those they are egeinst. They will never learn. Hope the fish will be biting November 8th! Cr very truly, & Z (Kotz Chas. E. Roberts, Wr. C. C. Bransford Used Cars DEALER IN SURPLUS CARS, TRUCKS, AND CLOTHING ROUTE 5S -- PHONE 647-4974 THOMASTON, GEORGIA MeL; Cbbort GIG pcx, é Weal _ ee 2H Yuaer- pict] LbodA fan Le7 Wale’ Mwy AM op Fd te GE, Tatanaty CLicllPir Qu leok Aken] Cty gornk oe ed hei aed Wi bed OUD Wdene are bois em eee eek ee ;    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, Complete Folder Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/419119a8ce1948bb66757ae6e09e5007.pdf bd57839697d81193eeb450aa9fb8b53f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Atlanta, Geor~ia September 30, 1966 Mr. Iv.an Allen, Mayor CFty of Atlanta Atlanta City Hal I Atlanta, Georgia My Dea r Sir: Just a comment regarding the present political confusion resulting from the selection of Mr. Maddox as the Democratic Nominee for Gove rnor. It is strange to me, that since this situation was directly brought about bv the stupidity of the higher echelon Democratic Party members, you should be so upset at t he results. I am unable to understand and was not able to comprehend the support of Mr. Arnal I by yourself, the Atlanta news papers, Mr. Mi I Is Lane and numerous other influential DemocratQ when certainly there must have been someone younger, more wel I known, and actually more capable to support during this campaign. Atlanta and Georgia have chanqed conslcerably In the past few years. It ls evident to myself even though I have been a Georgian for only the past si x years. Georgia is a v igorous, ambitiou s , young state with considerable influx of this same type people into the state. Certainly they did not want to vote for t his unknown to the relativel y new forces in the state . Thev were look Ing for a young, vigorous, young man to pla ce in the governors offi ce. Why, were you and the othe r for ce s not able to offer them someth i ng better •••••••• the n Lest e r would not have gained so much . I am lookin g fo r wa rd to f ol lowinq t he campaign c los e ly, t rust ing tha t Bo Call oway wi I I now step forward an d offer this state exact l y wh a t you and other s shou ld ha ve help prov ide ••••• no t s it ba c k In yo ur stew and r av e a nd ran t . Th e vote f o r Mr . Ma ddox· r e fle ct s t he fe e l ing of a great part of t hi s co untry, in c ludi ng t he pre si dency e Peop le are dis t urbed , mi s led , f o r ced i nto not onl y soc i a l , but also business s i t ua tio ns t hey do n ' t wa nt a nd don't believe to be truly Amer i c an . So, you and others t hroughout the State and Cou ntr y can l ook f or more upsets i n the pol i t oca l f i elds because t he peop le a re upset e Yo ur standing on the top of a car to plead with a group of wi Id ones was not couraoe • •• a i t was stup i dity . Th i s same thing is what is bringing about the unrest, not the fact co l ored people are being given the Ci v il Li berties they deserve • • • • it Is just rid i culous leadership and the condescending 0 weak kissing of elbows when actually they are break i ng lawsa �Paoe Two. I think It time a lot of us stood and took stock in what is happening , in Georgia, in the South and particularly in our ent ire America. Mr. Dirksen would not support another Clvi I Rights bll I this year. He is beginning to see the I ight. Othe rs throughout the North are also ••••• why not right here where it has been going on for years? One thing ih cl osing , Mr. Mayor, you yourself shoulc think ••••• for I do ubt, if you were up for re-election tomorrow that you would win. � 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 Mr. Iwan Allen, Mayor City of Atlanta Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia My Dear Sirs Just a comment regarding the present political confusion resulting from the selection of Mr. Maddox as the Democratic Nominee for Governor, It is strange to me, that since this situation was directly brought about by the stupidity of the higher echelon Democratic Party members, you shouscd be so upset at the results. | am unable to understand end was not able to comprehend the support of Mr, Arnall by yourself, the Atlante news papers, Mr. Mills Lane and numerous other influential Democrate when certainly there must have been someone younger, more well known, and actually more capable to support during this campaign, Atlanta and Georgia have changed considerably in the past few years. It is evident to myself even though | have been a Georgian for only the past six years. Georgia is a wigorous, ambitious, young state with considerable influx of this same type people into the state. Certainly they did not want to vote for this unknown to the relatively new forces in the state. They were Icoking for @ young, vigorous, young man to place in the governors office. Why, were you and the other forces not able to offer them something better.sccssece then Lester would not have gained so much. ! am looking forward to following the campaign closely, trusting that Bo Calloway will now step forward and offer this state exactly what you and others should have help provide.aces not sit back in your stew and rave and rant, The vote for Mr. Maddox reflects the feeling of a great part of this country, including the presidency. People are disturbed, misled, forced into not only social, but also business situations they don’t want and don’t believe to be truly American. So, you and others throughout the State and Country can look for more upsets in the political flelds because the people are upset. Your standing on the top of a car to plead with a group of wild ones was not courage..e. it was stupidity. This same thing is what is bringing about the unrest, not the fact colored people are being given the Civil Liberties they deserve. . . « it is just ridiculous leadership and the condescending, weak kissing of elbows when actually they are breaking laws. Paae Two. | think it time a lot of us stood and took stock in what is happening, in Georgia, in the South and particularly in our entire America. Mr, Dirksen would not support another Civil Rights bill this year, He is beginning to see the light. Others throughout the North are alsoOweses. why not right here where it has been going on for years? One thing ih closing, Mr. Mayor, you yourself shoulc think.»see for | doubt, if you were up for re-election tomorrow that you would win, fp te 0 pftnth Mf WE he 2) a B3Q307  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 11, Document 77 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 11 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/ce872f0053788c0c52225fcff686c742.pdf 7c19c971c636c717a3d8ef58ce01f81b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. MONEY IS POWER. IT SHOULD BE RESTORED TO TEE PEOPLE AND THE STATES. , I ask you wha t good is forc ed i ntegration\bussing etc gofng to do. Many negr oes dorr 1 t wan t i t . Just our overlords and the Commies. A slave race ' will be easier for a dicta tor to control i n y ears to come,- in the UN World .Governmen t etci! Ar e we go~ng to sit quietly while dictators ensl ave us??? Or s hall we pass t h e LI ~E~TJ ¾~~D~:tiT*li,.~ *AJ ericans s h ould.Our only recours.e 3601 Merri ll Ave. , We s t Pal m Beach , Flori da:. May or Al len ;i Augusta , ~e orgia Dear Mr. Mayor : It may c ome a s n ews to you but there are millinns of Americans who a re fe d up with this enfor ced i rutegra tion. Why should the U.S . be t h e only naiti.on wher~ this burden is pushed onto t h e people ? As· ;wou we l l kn.ow the Sou ther n whait e pe ople h ave helped the America n ne gro more in t h e las t 100 years tha n any other peopl e on t h is ea rth . This a ction of inte gra tiolf ha~ its well planned beginning i n England and the Communi s ts- h av e jumped ~n the movemen t. Moreover the SllipremeCourt which r ul ed this to be ft h e law of t h e land• took a huge step towa r d dictatorsh i p , meaning they had no r ight t o seize the most pr e ci ous pos s essi on t h e pe opl e have i n t heir l ive s, theirj:)ff spri ng as t ho t hes e childr en belonge Ei. to t he Sta te i n t he U. S . Se c·o ndly it wa s. a mo s t unf r i endly ruling caicul a t ed to en cour age racia l intermar r i age when t h ese chi l dren be come of marriagabl e age . Th:i:ttlly t h ei r deci s i on was- not made on ap prove d s ci entif:i,.P:~is , but on a pol iti ca l ba s is . It wnll se t i n pr ocess a n irr evers ible p-r#fl8J.#,s so tha t by i nheri t ance mi lli ons of U.S . Cit izens 50 -1 00 years f r om n ow wi ll find our s t andard of moral s, a bil i ty and behavior definiteLy lowe r than i t is to day. This is not t o say t hat t he Whiie rac e is perf ec t . Far f r om it . Bu t we have a far great er re cord of a chie~ement than the Africans who never inven t ed even a wheel barrow or a calendar or time piece in all t h ese hundr eds of t housands of y ea r ~ sinc e the caveman era. Have they any writ ten lanqua ge ? I bel ieve not. And y ou ca n n:.ot blame environmE!'tJ People or animals unf old like flowers a c c ording to what t hey inheritlargelye And will you not agree that t his unpreced ent ed spendthrift Administration and determination to take over the State R.gh t s- and the peopl e 's ri ght ffi which is quickly chan ging us i'nto a Socialis t State as well as our foreign aid is changing the rest of the j,lorld into the same outmoded ideology of Socialism, had a strong par t in the outcome of your election in Georgia 2 Frankly, the only way to stop this waste and absol ute Uilllee,cH~·ss~rily squan dering the har d earned money of the American t ax payer, is to take it away from Wash i ngton, - by passage of the LIBERTY AMENDMENT Re aulu t ion by 34 State Legisla tures (six legisl a tures have already pa ssed t hi ffi Resol~tion) Thi s wou ld restore t h e effect of our Constitution an d would deny no e ssena tial servi ces t o the people. Our Governmen t would be money in . They woul d have l e s s national debt to pay irr~erest on each year. And the 700 governmoo t bus i nes ses wh i ch are now tax fr e e and interest free woul d be sold to private enterpr i se where they wou ld help greatly the loca lit i es wh ere t h ey ane by paying tax es like all other businesses(except governmen t businesses). And s i nce money is power, t h i s power would be restored to the people wher e i t wou l d be safer a nd f ar more appr e ciated by the p•ople who s we at t o earn it, an d t he refore would make it go f urther in this wor l d an d do more good . Fore i gn g overnmen t s ha ve come to believ e Uncl e Sam is go~ng to part ial l y suppor t them for ever . Trley are jus t a s well a bl e to work as we are e And t h ey wi ll re s pec t our for m of governmen t t remendous ly more if t h ey ar e wean e d of f fro m our conti n, aid. Or do you want t o squeeze along wit h everyon e getting pooer and poorer and depen dent on Wa shington, which is a di c t ator alr eady wher e t hey have for ye a rs ende avored to make us de pe nden t on t hem f or a l l th e ben efi t ~ in this life . Typical of all dictarotships ! Kennedy a nd J ohnson belie~~aitft~~bt ~0 bi 0 lffi' Everyone is broke but t hos e who wo rk f or t he Fe dera l Government e tc. And isn't it about t ime Americans stood up and wer e counted to stop this suon complete t akeover? Tha t's wha t this vote waso. .,, A~ _w~ _, ~ e a ma_:;-~}th guts;. Sincere ly your~ 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 4 MONEY IS POWER. IT SHOULD BE RESTORED TO THE PEOPLE AND THE STATES . I ask you what good is forced integration(bussing ete going to do. Many negroes don't want it. Just our overlords and the Commies. A slave race will be easier for a dictator to control in years to come,- in the UN World — | Government etcl! Are we going to sit quietly while dictators enslave us??? Or shall we pass the LIBERTY AMBVDMENT like Americans should.Our only recourse 3601 Merrill Ave.,West Palm Beach, Florida Mayor Allen 4 Augusta, georgia Dear Mr. Mayor: It may come as news to you but there are millinns of Americans who are fed up with this enforced integration. Why should the U.S.be the only nation where this burden is pushed onto the people? As you well know the Southern wh&ite people have helped the American negro more in the last 100 years than any other people on this earth. This action of integration has: its well planned beginning in England and the Communists have jumped fn the movement. Moreover the SupremeCourt which ruled this to belthe law of the land*took a huge step toward dictatorship, meaning they had no right to seize the most precious possession the people have in their lives, their pffspring, as tho these children belongéd to the State in the U.S. Secondly it was a most unfriendly ruling calculated to encourage racial intermarriage when these children become of marriagable age, Thirlily their decision was not made on approved scientifig- basis , but on a political basis. It will set in process an irreversible orbs so that by inheritance millions of U.S.Citizens 50 -100 years from now will find our standard of morals, ability and behavior definitely lower than it is today. This is not to say that the White race is perfect. Far from it. But we have a far greater record of achiefement than the Africans who never invented even a wheel barrow or a calendar or time piece in all these hundreds of thousands of years: since the caveman era. Have they any written lanquage? I believe not. and you can not blame environmdt/ People or animals unfold like flowers. according to what they inheritlargely. And will you not agree that this unprecedented spendthrift Administra- tion and determination to take over the State R.ghts: and the people's rights: which is quickly changing us into a Socialist State as well as our foreign aid is changing the rest of the world into the same outmoded ideology of Socialism, had a strong part in the outcome of your election in Georgia? Frankly, the only way to stop this waste and absolute unmeecessarily squandering the hard earned money of the American tax payer, is to take it away from Washington, - by passage of the LIBERTY AMENDMENT Resolution by 34 State Legislatures(six legislatures have alreddy passed this: Resolution) This would restore the effect of our Constitution and would deny no essena tial services to the people. Our Government would be money in, THey would have less national debt to pay interest on each year. And the 700 government businesses which are now tax free and interest free would be sold to private enterprise where they would help greatly the localities where they are by paying taxes like all other businesses(except government businesses). And since money is power, this power would be restored to the people where it would be safer and far more appreciated by the people who sweat to earn it, and therefore would make it go further in this world and do more good. Foreign governments have come to believe Uncle Sam is going to partially support them forever, Tey are just as well able to work as we are, And they will respect our form of government tremendously more if they are weaned off from our contim aid. Or do you want to squeeze along with everyone getting pooer and poorer and dependent on Washington, which is a dictator already where they have for years endeavored to make us dependent on them for all the benefits in this life. Typical of all dictarotships! Kennedy and Johnson peliessrerhe eres neo eRS Everyone is broke but those who work for the Federal Government ete. And isn't it about time Americans stood up and were counted to stop this soon eomplete takeover? T,at's what this vote was. And we like a man with guts. Sincerely yours, 7 lhe  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 11, Document 76 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 11 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/05b2419fa301cf1b96b36c4e4a8422f0.pdf 8f05b55cb42f5cb7cddb7f46af52419d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. h r d. rgi .3 t J 19 s. w. 30310 � 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 1725 Beecher Rd. S. We Atlanta, Georgia 30310 Letters to the Pditor Pulse of the Public The Atlanta Journal The Atlanta Constitution atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Gent Iitien: I am used to the newspapers telling me for whom I should vote. Now I notice that the "leading" radio voice has broken its long-standing policy against advocating eny candidate. But I am appalled when leaders in the State, after an election, lecture on how the people should have voted and openly indicate they think that the registered voters should have no choice except the choice they support. But now there is something even more serious to me. The mayor of Atlanta indicates that “he may go fishing on November 8 - thereby certifying that if his man isn't running he'll not vote. Is this the way for any voter to feel? Is this the way for a leader to express himself? I have always thought that in a'democracy the only way the people express themselves was at the ballot box, and that it was a ,vo cast @ ballot even if you weren't in com plete sympathy with any candidate. Yours truly, ec to Mayor Ivan Allen  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 11, Document 75 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 11 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/0c52697445dd03171f75cacaa2aad0d9.pdf 81380837d4cb81daf4a33272d7a0f72b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. September 30 , 1966 OPEN LETTER TO IVAN ALLEN, MAYOR Dear Sir : We were never as shocked in our lives as we were when we read the cruel , childish , bigot remarks of the Mayor of the "great" City of Atlanta in your statement about the election of Lester M ddox as Democratic Nominee for Governor . You know by now that you are among the minority who think the nomination of Lester Maddox for Governor i "deplor bleu , and as for the "seal of the great St te of Georgi• being tarni bed , such was th cas~ when you were el cted Mayor of Atlanta . On that d t , the "seal of the City of Atlanta w t rnished" upon your becoming Mayor by the "colored" vot th t elected you . The White P opl of th State of Georgia h ve poken and you r~fuse to list n . Your opinion is only on again t million . You re denying all Georgians the choice of electing who they want to head th St te. Th t , in our opinion , i di ~¢rship. If you and Martin Luther King re ash ed to be c lled Georgi n , 11 we can~ y to you i thi , "Th r is no f n around th St t of Georgia and you are free to 1 v whenever you want to', d we are sure no one would b sen crying hen you go , xc pt your n gro support r . M yb you cant k th with you? , �We do not appreciate being called ignorant ! We make up our own minds , as do the majority of the people , for whom we wi sh to vote . You have the same right , but just because your "Golden Boy" didn ' t win , you act like a selfish child . We lost our votes when we voted for Mayor , too , but we didn ' t act like selfi sh ch i ldren about it , like you are doing now . Mr . Allen , if you plan to "go fishing" on November 8th and Lester Maddox wins , which he has a very good chance of doing , you should keep your mouth shut and leave the choice up to the voters . This is what you should have done this time ! We all know there is nothing worse than a pol i tician who is lost , except a politi cian who sells his soul for a vote . We realize you are in a vulnerable position and that if you do not scream loud enough for the colored voters to support you in a bloc type vote , then you know you re lost as a politician . YES, MR . ALLENe we read your statement to the press , and you have h d your .. say". Now , we , a an independent group of people , not 0 backed 0 by any organiz tion , f 1 we h ve the right to our opinions and to our choice s to who we want for Gov rnor , AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE IT IN NOVEMBER !!! MR . AUEN, WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? ! ! ! � 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 30, 1966 OPEN LETTER TO IVAN ALLEN, MAYOR Dear Sirs We were never as shocked in our lives as we were when we read the cruel, childish, bigot remarks of the Mayor of the "great" City of Atlanta in your state- ment about the election of Lester Maddox as Democratic Nominee for Governor. You know by now that you are among the min- ority who think the nomination of Lester Maddox for Gov-~ ernor is “deplorable", and as for the "seal of the great State of Georgia® being tarnished, such was the case when you were elected Mayor of Atlanta. On that date, the “seal of the City of Atlanta was tarnished" upon your becoming Mayor by the “colored” votes that elected you. The White People of the State of Georgia have spoken and you refuse to listen. Your opinion is only one ‘against millions. You are denying all Georgians the choice of electing who they want to head the State. That, in our opinion, is dietatorship. If you and Martin Luther King are ashamed to be called Georgians, all we can say to you is this, "There is no fenge around the State of Georgia and you are free to leave whenever you want to“, and we are sure no one would be seen crying when you go, except your negro supporters. Maybe you can take them with you? y \ We do not appreciate being called ignorant! We make up our own minds, as do the majority of the people, for whom we wish to vote. You have the same right, but just because your "Golden Boy" didn't win, you act like a selfish child. We lost our votes when we voted for Mayor, too, but we didn't act like selfish children about it, like you are doing now. Mr. Allen, if you plan to "go fishing" on November 8th and Lester Maddox wins, which he has a very good chance of doing, you should keep your mouth shut and leave the choice up to the voters. This is what you should have done this time: We all know there is nothing worse than a poli- tician who is lost, except a politician who sells his soul for a vote. We realize you are in a vulnerable position and that if you do not scream loud enough for the colored votors to support you in a bloc type vote, then you know you are lost as a politician. YES, MR. ALLEN, we read your statement to the press, and you have had your "say". Now, we, as an independent group of people, not "backed" by any organization, feel we have the right to our opinions and to our choice as to who we want for Governor, AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE IT IN NOVEMBER‘: MR. ALLEN, WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?}:: Sincerely, S. (2 jee. a a  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 11, Document 74 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 11 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/4fba36a14e9eab54293fee9721af7d6b.pdf a7da405dbe1954e9b96cf9b4beac9ffe Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I-~ 2738 Canova Street, S.Wo Atlanta, Georgia 30311 September 30, 1966 Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor, City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: Your irresponsible and sarcastic remarks to the press, radio, and television on Thursday, September 29, regarding the recent election remind me of a childl Whether or not you or I like the results of the election, Lester Maddox was elected by the people of this state, not by the press and immature public officials who pout when things do not please them. Sincerely yours, _,,,,,,::.__- - /7 . - -....7-~. ~ 0' Fred. A. Rheney 344-3676 � 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 2738 Canova Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30311 September 30, 1966 Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor, City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: Your irresponsible and sarcastic remarks to the press, radio, and television on Thursday, September 29, regarding the recent election remind me of a child} Whether or not you or I like the results of the election, Lester Maddox was elected by the people of this state, not by the press and immature public officials who pout when things do not please them. Sincerely yours, S———— Fred. Ae Rheney 34.4.-3676  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 11, Document 73 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 11 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/493c86126b688950774efbbe528f187d.pdf 6b46c213843e39f37ea20023d0c22823 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mr. J. D. Pumphrey 11 Pryor Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia Mayor Ivan Allen 68 Mitchell Street, S.Wo Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor: I noted with interest, yesterday, the strong statement you made about the recent election. I am sure you received ~uite a sting from the victory of Lester Maddox, after all, how many votes could you get in a state-wide election? And didn't you beat Lester Maddox for Mayor because you got a block vote? Actually, in your ill considered and irresponsible statement ye sterday, you we re hidi ng behind t he protection of thi s block vot e. Why don 't you run for a state-wide office? Many of the voters including myself would like t hi s . We would be delight ed to send you along the road of Marvin Grif fi n and Ellis Arna ll. Maybe you could t a lk Congres sman Weltner i n runni ng state wide too, as he seems t o enjoy making strong state ments whil e protected by a block vote and I am sure you know whi ch one I refer t o. Maybe Lester Maddox wi l l be our next Governor and t hen Atlant a will have a Mayor and a Governor in Georgia of t he same caliber. Your fri end, Mart,in Lut her King, says that he i s ashamed to be a Georgian. Many Georgians are ashamed he is a Georgian too. Martin Lut her King stood on the streets of Atlanta and openly advocated breaking the l aws. I did not see any response you made to thi s, but Wfilat woul d you say i f Leste r Maddox did the same . There is one thing for sure, your statements yest erday, while made for your local block vote, will go a l ong way to elect Maddox as governor . This is unfortunate, but you are as much responsible for the state of affairs in Georgia at the present time as any one I know. If you want to be real honest, you coul d say that the vote in Wednesday's election was a more conscionable vote than the vote that elected you Mayor. Sincerely, � 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 | Mr. J. D. Pumphrey 1l Pryor Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia Mayor Ivan Allen 68 Mitchell Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor: I noted with interest, yesterday, the strong statement you made about the recent election. I am sure you received quite a sting from the victory of Lester Maddox, after all, how many votes could you get in a state-wide election? And didn't you beat Lester Maddox for Mayor because you got a block vote? Actually, in your ill considered and irresponsible statement yesterday, you were hiding behind the protection of this block vote. Why don't you run for a state-wide office? Many of the voters including myself would like this. We would be delighted to send you along the road of Marvin Griffin and Ellis Arnall. Maybe you could talk Congressman Weltner in running state wide too, as he seems to enjoy making strong state- ments while protected by a block vote and I am sure you know which one I refer to. Maybe Lester Maddox will be our next Governor and then Atlanta will have a Mayor and a Governor in Georgia of the same caliber. Your friend, Martin Luther King, says that he is ashamed to be a Georgian. Many Georgians are ashamed he is a Georgian too. Martin Luther King stood on the streets of Atlanta and openly advocated breaking the laws. I did not see any response you made to this, but what would you say if Lester Maddox did the same. There is one thing for sure, your statements yesterday, while made for your local block vote, will go a long way to elect Maddox as governor. This is unfortunate, but you are as much responsible for the Baas of affairs in Georgia at the present time as any one I know. If you want to be real honest, you could say that the vote in Wednesday's election was a more conscionable vote than the vote that elected you Mayor. Sincerely,  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 11, Document 72 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 11 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/f1b03807d821a0d30da7c308600fabe5.pdf 8a62961293b2b371f5e33a58e1239697 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 aes ee fae CA peti Let Lé mA Naber! —— = eee 3. tf - es fad CL1A42F fet G  | caer eg Sie ese Sit eee ee Seat ee cee cee eke le ee ee  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 11, Document 71 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 11 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/68c7f8f6f457ed83c4e6581458236a00.pdf 3eee2ae098c46f2b2891812ad531803e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. September 30, 1966 Mayor Ivan Allen City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: Are the people of Georgia really so ignorant as they have been accused? No:!! We are just now beginning to wake up from a long sleep to find that something has been taken away from us which we want and will regain - - FREEDOM. Last week we, the people of Georgia, were urged to "go out and vote for the candidate of your choice". WE DID!!! I once read an article which went something like this: "Don't tell the world your troubles. Half of the people don't care to hear them and the other half are glad you are finally getting what you deserve". Hasn't this saying been appropriate since last Wednesday???? I am very anxious to see who will be our next Govenor - Mr. Lester Maddox the segregationist or Mr. Howard Callaway the Republican. Either will be an excellent choice - - and change. I am positive that neither of these men, being the high type people they are, would ever be stupid enough to call Georgians "ignorant" . We look forward to our new leadership. We wish everyone did. An intelligent voter, Mrs. Reba Cain � 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 30, 1966 Mayor Ivan Allen City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: Are the people of Georgia really so ignorant as they have been accused? No!!! We are just now beginning to wake up from a long sleep to find that something has been taken away from us which we want and will regain - - FREEDOM, Last week we, the people of Georgia, were urged to "go out and vote for the candidate of your choice", WE DID!!! I once read an article which went something like this: "Don't tell the world your troubles, Half of the people don't care to hear them and the other half are glad you are finally getting what you deserve", Hasn't this saying been appropriate since last Wednesday???? I am very anxious to see who will be our next Govenor - - Mr, Lester Maddox the segregationist or Mr. Howard Callaway the Republican, Either will be an excellent choice - - and change. I am positive that neither of these men, being the high type people they are, would ever be stupid enough to call Georgians "ignorant", We look forward to our new leadership. We wish everyone did, An intelligent voter, fC.C Mrs. Reba Cain  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 11, Document 70 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 11 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966