80 20 10383 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/0f11cf71f2b7cefbee66bfb079bf2fb1.pdf d9ed7ff91866799071cf599ca996615c 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 G- 19-66 a2 §.V.6.6. dam gue all yolCe, Mgre aS WT, wi Tifa dr mat abgage go das ov bone ‘7 pip. Mader» Aare rt a peticlenkT of 7h. Cty of Want. dnd hepr Lhot if S am we WV pet hr hinder thr pep of tor Aa , a Tr peclins Te od te tah Che Bhp FT wae anal on veg bg poctlrm pot Lhe pag he SLL the po Aed trons OS {EG orcad  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 69 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 11 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/8baf424e1ec54dd12ce313b84a929799.pdf 9a848a79d108db69a10d654332ee6425 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. JONES AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER COMPANY FABRICATORS 8: CONTRACTORS AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS P . 0 . B OX 37 PLAINS , GEORG IA. 31780 PHO N E · 9 12-82 4-47 35 Se p tember JO, 1966 Ivan Al l en, Mayor City Of Atlanta Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Geor g ia Dear Mr. Allen: I think it is mighty litt l e in any elected public official to make such a statement as you did c a lling approximately 419,557 Georgia citizens ignorant and duplicity for the nomination of Lester Maddox for Governor. Wh en it was a pp arent that Lester Maddox had won he made a sta tement at his table t hat "there are no cronies to favor, and no enemies to punish 9 All Georgians are welcome at our table. 11 I wonder, Ivan Allen, could you have made a statement li k e this? � 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 JONES AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER COMPANY FABRICATORS & CONTRACTORS AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS P. O. BOX 37 PLAINS, GEORGIA, 31780 PHONE 912-824-4735 September 30, 1966 Ivan Allen, Mayor City Of Atlanta Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Allen: I think it is mighty little in any elected public official to make such a statement as you did calling approximately 19,557 Georgia citizens ignorant and duplicity for the nomination of Lester Maddox for Governor. When it was apparent that Lester Maddox had won he made a statement at his table that "there are no cronies to favor, and no enemies to punish, All Georgians are welcome at our table." I wonder, Ivan Allen, could you have made a statement like this? Yours truly,  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 68 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 11 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/3c24b71044c73556f6099d61960d5dff.pdf 96cef33a5ff39b5a873b0ebf886f7223 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. /V/F;J111c 1 ~ L J4 .. J . . . . - - - - I ~ ±-~t- r1 ~~ - -__ _J_t)o~ ~ - ~ ~ - ----- -- /i9oJ. ~ -~ - ... - - ' � 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 | 204. fe 7 | io és Lge ome JF0d pre |e oe LCs L A Sa ape i ae nk a Ech se —- =]  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 67 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 11 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/d47eee689b7054ac6151510db7ffb6d8.pdf e3fd11ddfd1923a921576dca47948a0a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. HA~KINSVILLE GA. SEPT . 29 th 1966 TO MR . IVAN ALLEN JR. MAYOR OF ATLANTA GA . DEAR SIR. I THINK IT WAS VERY UNBE COMING TO YOU . TO RUN DOWN THE MAJORITY, S CHOICE FOR GOVERNOR . r-rR . LESTER MWDOX ~ R. ALL.ZN i s ure wish i could tell you s ome thing . but i, m afraid i cant. our country i s in ve r y bad shape . we o f GOD kno'f what is taking pl a ce . and who it is clbmi ng throu gh . the BIBLE says we are not i gnorant t o t he DEVIL, S device s. a nd i have ben tol d directly from GOD. AUG. 4t h 1956 . J AN . 17th 1961. APRI L. 12th 1961 . FEB . 1962 . just what is t aking pl a ce . and i am sure i di d not misunde rstand GOD . t hi s i s the END OF TIME . t his GENERATIO N i s the GENERATION that will see i t all full f illed . whether you belie ve i t or not. I am a very poor . disabl ed man. 60 years o f age. but GOD s aved me JUL Y 6t h 1955. and call ed me t o publ ish the GOSPEL. NOV. 15th 1955 . AND I B GAN writing . that da y.· i we nt to t he 4th grade i n a common school. but GOD gr a dua ted. and i have loaned him my hand. he does the writing through my hand. GOD has given me many r evelations concerning the END. JESUS ! coming. t he roll we the U .s . A. rlll play i n the e nt time drama. and i a ssure you it would shock you. f or it is very bad. we are on the loosing end. "GOD t old me to tell the PRESIDENT. i did. EISENHOWER. KENNEDY. JOHNSON. 'I XON. HUMPHREY. GOLDWATER. R. KENNEDY. TALMADGE. RUSSELL. VINSON. CALL~WAY. LOUSHEY. DERKSEN. GOV. ROC K.EFELLOW. J EDGAR HOOVER. J AMES WEBB. THE DEMOCRATIC. AND REPUBLICAN PARTY HEADS. and many others. in all walks of life. all races. f or i know it is true. and will come to pass without fail. and i have challenged L.B.J. to prove me wrong. i challenge the world. GOD told me what the space program meant. who would pl ay wha t roll. who would win. and who would loose. there is only t wo main players. RUSSIA and the UNI TED STATES.(the DEVIL AND GOD.)the world will believe the DEVI L is GOD. he is work . i ng t hrough the RUS SIAN COMMUNIST. not RED CHINESE COMMUNIST. RUSSIA will not f ail i n anyt hing t he y a ttempt . fe will come out seco nd be st every time. he is u sing t he NEGRO. espe cially the CIVI L RI GHTS . lea ders. the YOUTH. THE STUDENTS. AND TEEN AGERS . and they will pre pare the way f or t he DEVIL t hrough RUSSI A t o defe at u s and take u s over . we are pl a ying the r oll of a f ool. when such bl ind men as you (appear to be)have destr. oyed our country. think not that you shall escape . he that leadeth into captivity shall also go into captivi ty. as i tol d MARTIN LUTHER KING . we are very tired o f being sub , jected to the rule of MARTI N LUTHER KING ascUiis henchmen. he is not a man of GOD. GOD does not make a mockery of anything . these men that the DEVIL is using have almost all taken on names of former great men. to deceive us. i know who they are. JER. 51.11. we are destined to suffer great humiliation . be pushed out of the markets of the \ORLD. find ourselves in an ECONOMIC collapse. this f aulse e conomy will not stand up. long. INFLATION ce rtainly is destroying us. an d we are too greedy to see it. please shake yourself and wake up before its everlastingly too late. i have l e tters from most of these great men i have written to . and my words are being fullfilled. and will be. for they are GODS words. and GOD doe s ndl; lie . its a pity that our so called gr eat men that are supposed to be smart are such ignorant men. they dont kno1 the first thing about what is taking place . f or if they did it 1ould be alto gether a different s tory. they do not know or un1erstand this IAR . and we cant even win a pocket sized war. what will we do 1hen it becomes a ma jor war. ?we are corrupt. and rotten. worshiping the inflated dollar instead of GOD . power hungry. but we will loose it all.because we refuse to recognise GOD.this is our testing time. being weighed in the ballance. found wanting. if you think 1 , m a faulse prophet i challenge you to file this letter. if you are con . cerned. and GOD will let me 1 1 11 be very gl ad to tell you the details. but if you think,me to be a faulse prophet . and are not concerned for the welfare of our countrye GOD forbid that i tell you anything. just what i told L. B.J. when he rejected the word of GOD. 1 know the very roll he is playing. and he cannot avoid it.he must play it. now if you reject. or ignor this 1arning. my hands will be clean. for i have told you. and GOD forbid i ever be afraid.or ashamed to tell it.for that is what GOD called me to do. that is my ministry. i am a 11.cemsed minister. REV. ROBERT le JONES ( THE FISHERMAN. P. 0. BOX 502 HAWKINSVILLE GA. 310 36. � 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 & HAWKINSVILLE GA. SEPT. 29th 1966 TO MR. IVAN ALLEN JR. MAYOR OF ATLANTA GA. DEAR SIR. I THINK IT WAS VERY UNBECOMING TO YOU.TO RUN DOWN THE MAJORITY,S CHOICE FOR GOVERNOR. MR. LESTER MADDOX. MR. ALLIN i sure wish i could tell you something. but i,m afraid i cant. our country is in very bad shape. we of GOD know what is taking place. and who it is chiming through. the BIBLE says we are not ignorant to the DEVIL,S devices. and i have ben told directly from GOD. AUG. 4th 1956. JAN. 17th 1961. APRIL. 12th 1961. FEB. 1962. just what is taking place. and i am sure i did not misunderstand GOD. this is the END OF TIME. this GENERATION is the GENERATION that will see it all fullfilled. whether you believe it or not. I am a very poor.disabled man. 60 years of age. but GOD saved me JULY 6th 1955. and called me to publish the GOSPEL. NOV. 15th 1955. AND I BEGAN writing. that day. i went to the 4th grade in a common school. but GOD graduated. and i have loaned him my hand. he does the writing through my hand. GOD has given me many revelations concerning the END. JESUS! coming. the roll we the U.S.A. will play in the en€ time drama. and i assure you it would shock you. for it is very bad. we are on the loosing end. GOD told me to tell the PRESIDENT. i did. EISENHOWER. KENNEDY. JOHNSON. NIXON. HUMPHREY. GOLDWATER. R. KENNEDY. TALMADGE. RUSSELL. VINSON. CALLAWAY. LOUSHEY. DERKSEN,. GOV. ROCKEFELLOW. J EDGAR HOOVER. JAMES WEBB. THE DEMOCRATIC. AND REPUBLICAN PARTY HEADS. and many others. in all walks of life. all races. for i know it is true. and will come to pass without fail. and i have challenged L.B.J. to prove me wrong. i challenge the world. GOD told me what the space program meant. who would play what roll. who would win.and who would loose. there is only two main players. RUSSIA and the UNITED STATES.(the DEVIL AND GOD.)the world will believe the DEVIL is GOD. he is work. ing through the RUSSIAN COMMUNIST. not RED CHINESE COMMUNIS®.RUSSIA will not fail in anything they attempt. we will come out second best every time. he is using the NEGRO. especially the CIVIL RIGHTS. leaders.the YOUTH. THE STUDENTS. AND TEEN AGERS. and they will prepare the way for the DEVIL through RUSSIA to defeat us and take us over. we are playing the roll of a fool. when such blind men as you(appear to be)have destr. oyed our country. think not that you shall escape. he that leadeth into captivity shall also go into captivity. as i told MARTIN LUTHER KING. we are very tired of being sub, jected to the rule of MARTIN LUTHER KING asdhis henchmen. he is not a man of GOD. GOD does not make a mockery of anything. these men that the DEVIL is using have almost all taken on names of former great men. to deceive us. i know who they are. JER. 51.11. we are destined to suffer great humiliation. be pushed out of the markets of the WORLD. find ourselves in an ECONOMIC collapse. this faulse economy will not stand up. long. INFLATION certainly is destroying us. and we are too greedy to see it. please shake yourself and wake up before its everlastingly too late. i have letters from most of these great men i have written to. and my words are being fullfilled. and will be. for they are GODS words. and GOD does nh$ lie. its a pity that our so called great men that are supposed to be smart are such ignorant men. they dont know the first thing about what is taking place. for if they did it would be altogether a different story. they do not know or understand this WAR. and we cant even win a pocket sized war. what will we do when it becomes a major war. ?we are corrupt. and rotten. worshiping the inflated dollar instead of GOD. power hungry. but we will loose it all.because we refuse to recognise GOD.this is our testing time. being weighed in the ballance. found wanting. if you think i,m a faulse prophet i challenge you to file this letter. if you are con. cerned. and GOD will let me 1,11 be very glad to tell you the details. but if you think me to be a faulse prophet. and are not concerned for the welfare of our country. GOD forbid that i tell you anything. just what i told L.B.J. when he rejected the word of GOD. i know the very roll he is playing. ani he cannot avoid it.he must play it. now if you reject. or ignor this warning. my hands will be clean. for i have told you. and GOD forbid i ever be afraid.or ashamed to tell it.for that is what GOD called me to do. that is my ministry. i am a licensed minister. REV. ROBERT I. JONES ( THE FISHERMAN. P.O.BOX 502 HAWKINSVILLE GA. 31036.  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 66 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 11 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/68de0bea1f9853b3f16749dd471d3729.pdf 0973bdd293974c52c0f100b719eef582 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 7143.215.248.55 ~ ~ / ~~ .~ - ~ 91 ��� 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 11, Document 65 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 11 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/23013f20e4b80b000f40694a17986fb6.pdf cfbfc40d8b7aad03c0155d1958e36501 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Do uglas , Ga . Sept. 3 0 1 96 6. ! r. J a ck Spal di ng , Editor ~ At l ant a J ournal, At l ant a ; Ga . Dea r Mr. Spal d i ng i I n a nswer to Mayor Ivan l en ,,a press con:ferenee hel d re• centl y in your city,. :re v·o ul d like t o t a ke t hi s op]>Ort it-y t o expr es s i n our unl e t tere d ignora n e e ., prej udice, rea oti.ona li sm ..i nd dupl icity tha t we voted f or r , Lest er gddox. It is our consi dere1i Qpinion nea rly h lf mil l ion others WAre a :t'fl i cite d wit h the s ame d sea se . I t s eems t o us the v otes cast f or Mr. Arnall ha d to be t a ken b y the hand a nd shown v1 here to ma r k . The Hon . Mr. Allen al s o stAted in his press conf P.r nee that Sen, Herman Talma dge and Sen. Rio r d Russel l ou.ld be sprea d from Geneva , Swi tzerl anQ , · t o San Jun , Puerto Rioo, on the Nov. 8th Gen r 1 El otion • . r. Allen stated he mi ght sprv a his butto~k on a f ishing pond come that da t . s to the Rev. artin Luth r Kin~ bei~ a shamed to be called a Georgian , we think we have enough S - H trading stamps. t ha t can be turn d ·into a ticket for him to be sent into a ny count ry of his -ohoice , or he ca n t k up room a nd board ~-1th the Hon, M yor Iva.n Allen of your ei ty . Your pap er is idely re cl in South Georgia and held in high est eem, but Ye do not lik to be dicta ted to a s to our cho ice of p ublic offici ls to serve us ·nd du to the f a ct your p pAr ond the Hon. r. Allen·• s gla sses a re tinted we doubt t his ~ 111 ction . be conde1:1s d and published in yo ur l ttA ra to th Ed itor Oopy: to : yor Ivan Allen Atlant e , Ga . futJP-1° ~. Ga. R 3 Box 44 31 53~ � 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 Douglas, Gae Sept. 50 1966. Mre Jack Spalding, Editor % Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Gae Dear Mr. Spalding: In answer to Mayor Ivan Allen's press conference held re= cently in your city, we would like to take this opportunity to express in our unlettered ignorance, prejudice, reaction- alism und duplicity that we voted for Mr. Lester Maddox. it is our considered opinion nearly half million others were afflicited with the same disease. It seems to us the votes cast for Mr. Arnall had to be taken by the hand and shown where to mark. The Hone Mr. Allen also stated in his press conference that Sen. Herman Talmadge and Sen. Richard Russell would be spread from Geneva, Switzerland, to San Juan, Puerto Rico, on the Nov. Sth General Election. Mr. Allen stated he might spread his buttock on a fishing pond come that date. As to the Rev. Martin Luther King being ashamed to be called a Georgian, we think we have enough S & H trading stamps that ean be turned into a ticket for him to be sent into any country of his choice, or he can take up room and board with the Hon. Mayor Ivan Allien of your city. Your paper is widely read in South Georgia and held in high esteem, but we do not like to be dictated to as to our choice of public officials to serve us and due to the fact your paper and the Hon. Mr. Allen's glasses are tinted we doubt this will be condens d and published in your letters to the Editors section. Sincerely yours, Lj)-L2¢ ~pAAL_— Copy: P70 7G. ¢ I" TO: Mayor Ivan Allen Atlanta, Gae Donuelss, Gae R 3 Box 44 31535  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 64 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 11 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/920694268546333a8996a6bcaa4eada8.pdf 3b93fd4bbff99a74237f710c72cce6e1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. September 30, 1966 Mr. Ivan Allen, Mayor City of Atlanta Atleijita, Georgia Dear Mr. Mayor: May I take this opportunity to express to you an opinion of your speech made last night to the television audience of WSB-TV. What small respect for you that I had became nil with the remarks ymi made to the public that night. For your information, it was not the "stupid" people of Georgia who voted for Lester Maddox and elected himthe democratic nominee for Governor, as in essence you did imply that those who voted for Maddox were stupid. In my opi~ion, and the opinion of many others, it is you, Mr. Mayor, the Atlanta newspapers and the WSB-TV officials who are the more stupid of the flock. Had you left well enough alone, and sat quietly in your padded seats, the voting majority of this state would not have voted previously, and would not :srote in the General Election for Maddox. It riles people (stupid or otherwise) to be told by a public service organizat ion or a "public servant" what to do, and that my dear mayor, is exactly why the old proverbial "worm turned". There are many smart, intelligent and fine people in this state who voted for Lester Maddox. It is not the same in Georgia as when Eugene Talmadge ran for Governor and was elected by the old county unit.:-system.. People know what they want, and they don 1 t want you or any other public official telling them they are too stupid or ignorant to know what they want. You were elected as mayor of the city of Atlanta by :aome of these same stupid voters. What s wrong1 Are ymi perhaps a little jealous of the man you trampled in that election, as being elected to a higher office? It could possi.bl~ mean that in the very near future you might have to call on the governor ~f Georgia for help in quieting down a little skirmish such as the one we had in Atlanta not long ago. Wouldn 1 t it be rue to come down off your soap box and take a long leek in that direction? As a voter, (and perhaps one of the clan as labled "stupid'~ I would like to say to you, aw the mayor of our fair city," I really believe that you have 11 mest in your nest" .. Good luck to you in your future enaaavors. Sincerely yours, ~. ;t>-U ~ L) From one who did not vote for Maddox, but will the very next chance I geto =3 � 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 City of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Mayor: May I take this opportunity to express to you an opinion of your speech made last night to the television audience of WSB-TV, What small respect for you that I had became nil with the remarks you made to the public that night. For your information, it was not the "stupid" people of Georgia who voted for Lester Maddox and elected him the democratic nominee for Governor, as in essence you did imply that those who voted for Maddox were stupid. In my opinion, and the opinion of many others, it is you, Mr. Mayor, the Atlanta newspapers and the WSB-TV officials who are the more stupid of the flock. Had you left well enough alone, and sat quietly in your padded seats, the voting majority of this state would not have voted previously, and would not wote in the General Election for Maddox. It riles people (stupid or otherwise) to be told by a public service organization or a "public servant" what to do, and that my dear mayor, is exactly why the old proverbial "worm turned", There are many smart, intelligant and fine people in this state who voted for Lester Maddox. It is not the same in Georgia as when Eugene Talmadge ran for Governor and was elected by the old county unit: systém. People know what they want, and they don't want you or any other public official telling them they are too stupid or ignorant to know what they want. You were elected as mayor of the city of Atlanta by somé of these same stupid voters. What's wrong? Are you perhaps a little jealous of the man you trampled in that election, as being elected to a higher office? It could possibly mean that in the very near future you might have to call on the governor Of Georgia for help in quieting down a little skirmish such as the one we had in Atlanta not long ago. Wouldn't it be wise to come down off your soap box and take a long lo#k in that direction? As a voter, (and perhaps one of the clan as labled "stupid) I would like to say to you, aw the mayor of our fair city, " I really believe that you have "mest in your nest", Good luck to you in your future endeavors. TT moo Sinc@rely YOurS 4 From one who did not vote for Maddox, but will the very next chance I get. —  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 63 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 11 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/5037f543964119986589db1e25e491a7.pdf 8b2f97b4710af3ccbc1b9e71e0c32df1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Augusta , Georgia. Sept ember 30th, 1966. lwg Mr. Ivan Allen., Mayor of Atlanta, Atlanta, Geor gi a . Dear M'r. Allen : I h ave read with int er est your statement with refer ence to the maj ority of the r egist ered voters of the St ate of Georgia. electing Mr . Maddox a s thier nominee of the d emocr atic party for the Gov enor of Georgia . For a man of your position I would s ay tha t you are the one wh o is illiter at e and in addition personal opinion II pur e l y i gnor ant II to put your gainst th e ma jority of the pe opl e of Georgi a . Let me say a lso., for a man in your position to make such a s t at ement to the press., there seems to be quite some doubt a s to your qualifications for the position to whi ch you were elected . Apparently the people of Geor gia who elect thier off icials to represent them have had jsut bout enough of the people like you who up-hold it. You should be in Washington in bed with II great society Lynd on . Street , Augusta ., Georgi e Cy to: The Atlanta Journal., Atlanta, Georgia. II and � 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 Augusta, Georgia. September 30th, 1966. lwg eee. ee eee, ete Mayor of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia. Dear Mr. Allen: I have read with interest your statement with reference to the majority of the registered voters of the State of Georgia elect- ing Mr. Maddox as thier nominee of the democratic party for the Govenor of Georgia. For a man of your position I would say that you are the one who is illiterate and in addition " purely ignorant "to put your personal opinion against the majority of the people of Georgia. Let me say also, for a man in your position to make such a statement to the press, there seems to be quite some doubt as to your qualifications for the position to which you were elected. Apparently the people of Georgia who elect thier officials to represent them have had jsut about enough of the " great society “ and people like you who up-hold it. You should be in Washington in bed with Lynd one “AS bop tie W. Griffin 514 - Sth Street, Augusta, Georgia. Cy toa: The Atlanta Journal, 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 11, Document 62 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 11 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/f5df19215d829b4a4b28524411b5901a.pdf fe75fd872c2063c145c34239d8a8697a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Toombs County Democratic Executive Committee MEMBERS 39th Precinct : F. A. CLIFTON, Route 3, Lyons, Ga. R. T. ZORN, Route 3, Lyons, Ga. 43rd Precinct: J. H. BURKE, Route 1, Uvalda, Ga. L. TRENTON WILLIAMS, Route 1, Uvalda, Ga. 51 st Precinct: G. H. GIBSON, Vidalia, Ga. NAT CARTER, Vidalia, Ga. 1192nd Precinct: J. V. LEWIS, Route 2, Lyons, Ga. DURWARD MOSLEY, Route 2, Lyons, Ga. 1403rd Precinct: W. B. HART, Route 4, Lyons, Ga. A. S. NEWTON, Route 4, Lyons, Ga. 1521 st Precinct: YELTON ALEXANDER, Route 5, Lyons, Ga. T. F. FULLER, Route 5, Lyons, Ga. 1.,536th Precinct: W. E. CLARK, Lyons, Ga. T. ROSS SHARPE, Lyons, Ga. 1715th Precinct: C. S. DAVIS, Route 3, Vidalia, Ga. CANNIE ROCKETT, Route 3, Vidalia, Ga. 1770th Precinct: C. H. FRANKLIN, Route 1, Lyons, Ga. NEWTON THOMPSON, Route 1, Lyons, Ga. 1823rd Precinct: W. D. GALBREATH, Route 2, Box 210, Vidalia, Ga. T. H. TIPPETT, Route 2, Vidalia, Ga. T. ROSS SHARPE, Chairman, Lyons, Ga. G. H. GIBSON, Secretary, Vidalia, Ga. September 30, 1966 Mr. Ivan Allen Mayor, Atlanta, Georgia City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen : I have never in my life agreed with anything t h at Martin Luth er King said , b ut h e was certainly eminently correct nigh t before last when he state d t h at " Georg i a is a sick state " . He was aboslutely correct ab out this, b ecause : 1) He is sick of t h e Ma y or of Atlanta and in s p ite o f all he has done for the Negr os, and says so pub licly . 2) He is sick of Atl a nta news pap ers, for though t hey hav e p rostrated t h emse lves f or t h e Ne g ros i n Atl a nt a , he wa n ts t hem to do more . 3) He i s sick o f Gove rnor Arnall , bec a use he t r i e d to s tand i n t h e mi ddle o f t he road and it i s a well known fa ct t hat i n South Georgi a t h e y v o t e d agai n st Arnall . fl, 4) The y a re s ick of t he pove rty p rogram b e c ause i t hasn ' t given t hem a lot, hou se, f urn i ture a n d farm , to each and e v ery Negro family i n Georgia. 5) They a re s i c k o f Ly n do n John son and t he whole s heba ng bec a use t h e y h ave give n them onl y a little more than three billion dollars to sit around Harlam a n d t he West and l oaf . There was a g r eat deal of sympathy d u r i ng y o ur mos t r ecent r i o t but unless I am badl y mi s t aken you t o ok an oat h t o s u pport the Democrat i c Nominee , as you are an office holder under the Democratic Party. We are not supprised at the Congressman, because he is absolutely beholden to the Negros o f Fulton county - for electing him o I knew you and your father many years ago, having lived in Atlanta, and I always regarded him as a very high type honor able gentleman. If you go back on your oath to support t h e De moc r a tic Nominee I would bet my right arm that Lester Maddo x �Page Two. will beat 11 Bo 11 Calloway by the largest majority of any campa ign in Georgia. Though these matters are simple, , I thought I would call them to your attention that you may give careful consideration to them, and Georgia will be waiting for your announcement as to whom you are going to support. Wishing you success, I am sin T. Ross Sharpe, Chairm Toombs County Democrat #:, Executive Committee TRS:ng cc : Honorable Les ter Maddox Honorable Ray Harris State Editor, Atlanta constitution � 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 Toombs MEMBERS ath Precinct: A. CLIFTON, Route 3, Lyons, Ga. R T. ZORN, Route 3, Lyons, Ga. 43rd Precinct: J. H. BURKE, Route 1, Uvalda, Ga. L. TRENTON WILLIAMS, Route 1, Uvalda, Ga. 51st Precinct: G, H. GIBSON, Vidalia, Gao. NAT CARTER, Vidalia, Ga. 1192nd Precinct: J. V. LEWIS, Route 2, Lyons, Ga. DURWARD MOSLEY, Route 2, Lyons, Ga. 1403rd_ Precinct: W. B. HART, Route 4, Lyons, Ga, A. 5. NEWTON, Route 4, Lyons, Ga, 1521st Precinct: VELTON ALEXANDER, Route 5, Lyons, Ga. T. F. FULLER, Route 5, Lyons, Ga. 1536th Precinct: W. E. CLARK, Lyons, Ga. T. ROSS SHARPE, Lyons, Ga, tvAoth Precinct: DAVIS, Route 3, Vidalia, Ga. CANNIE ROCKETT, Route 3, Vidalia, Ga. 1770th Precinct: C. H. FRANKLIN, Route 1, Lyons, Ga. NEWTON THOMPSON, Route 1, Lyons, Go. 1823rd Precinct: W. D, GALBREATH, Route 2, Box 210, 5 vicate, a. . H. TIPPETT, Route 2, Vidalia, Ga, County Democratic Executive Committee nos PUASIE, Chairman, Lyons, Ga. GR IBSON, ‘Secretary, Vidalia, Ga, September 30, 1966 Mr. Ivan Allen Mayor, Atlanta, Georgia City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: I have never in my life agreed with anything that Martin Luther King said, but he was cer- tainly eminently correct night before last when he stated that "Georgia is a sick state". He was aboslutely correct about this, because: 1) He is sick of the Mayor of Atlanta and in spite of all he has done for the Negros, and says so publicly. 2) He is sick of Atlanta newspapers, for though they have prostrated themselves for the Negros in Atlanta, he wants them to do more. 3) He is sick of Governor Arnall, because he tried to stand in the middle of the road and it is a well known fact that in South Georgia they voted against Arnall. 4) They are sick of the poverty program because it hasn't given them a lot, house, furniture and farm, to each and every Negro family in Georgia. 5) They are sick of Lyndon Johnson and the whole shebang because they have given them only a little more than three billion dollars to sit around Harlam and the West and loaf. There was a great deal of sympathy during your most recent riot but unless I am badly mistaken you took an oath to support the Democratic Nominee, as you are an office holder under the Demo- cratic Party. We are not surprised at the Congressman, because he is absolutely beholden to the Negros of Fulton County-for electing him. I knew you and your father many years ago, having lived in Atlanta, and I always regarded him as a very high type honor- able gentleman. If you go back on your oath to support the Democratic Nominee I would bet my right arm that Lester Maddox Page Two, will beat "Bo" Calloway by the largest majority of any campaign in Georgia. Though these matters are simple,.I thought I would call them to your attention that you may give careful consideration to them, and Georgia will be waiting for your announcement as to whom you are going to support. Wishing you success, I am T. Ross Sharpe, Chairm Toombs County Democrati Executive Committee TRSing cc: Honorable Lester Maddox Honorable Ray Harris State Editor, Atlanta Constitution  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 61 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 11 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/8a763cb564b292ff836e856b9f55dae0.pdf e32fa274b11a56103b14b178fc69856e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. A. F. TRAP?m.t netch r Dri Statesboro, Ga. 304'8 September 30,. 1966 The ~tor The Atlanta Journal PO Box 4689 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 Dear Slr1 Stupid stat ents o t:ran the mouths of stupid people. , Arte• the recent. Ticto17 ot Mr. Lester dd~ oYer • Ellle Arnall 70r of the wonderful cit;, of Atlanta dlsplaJe(l and Nl•sed sane ot bis atupid1t7 1n h1 etat t bout th thousand .. of IGNORANT people ill GeoPgia. ycur Hie statement seated to ccme directq t.ran the ma11ths ot King, Stoke~ Carmichael and Ellis Arnall• . tour ot tho e l him. ,or· rt1n Luth r 1 be 1n political omnpa:lgn 1a th tutun and thouaanda T people w:Ul th opportunit7 to vo tor or a et . Respeotful.q 70ur , co, • IYan All , Jr. � 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 A. F. TRAPNELL Fletcher Drive Statesboro, Ga. 304,58 The Editor The Atlanta Journal P © Box 4689 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 Dear Sir: Stupid statements come from the mouths of stupid people. . After the recent victory of Mr. Lester Maddox over Mr. Ellis Arnall your mayor of the wonderful city of Atlanta displayed and released some Of Mis swepiaity in bis statement Sheus the thousands of men eee in Georgia. His statement seemed to come directly from the mouths of Martin Luther King, Stokely Carmichael and Ellis Arnall. Your mayor may be in a political campaign in the future and thousands ee re See nee ee Sok RENE, NO Seen eue me ApEn Respectfully yours, LEA LOGE __ A. FP. TRAPNELL ec; Mr. Ivan Allen, 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 11, Document 60 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 11 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/340def6916a92bd781c76f2bf0614111.pdf 105f024e7c0689c3e9a8cccbc0e23157 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. IJ c. i r: e s vi l e <"'.n.1 • I 0 - 7 - "" I1:-r I v 2 r:. rll l e n J r . City H" ll _.:...tl a ·. _ t ;;.i G • De::1 r Sir: th ous a nd of the four hundre d .. nd forty1 white Geort;i &r:.s who vot ~ f or Le ster M- ddox Ga S the lesse r of t V1 0 e vils, · ft er s eing th e wa y you a nd :,cur hench.'.nen hf.l ndled the Re bs r e ~tura nt me ss a nd . ou viol a ti!l.g your c a th in showing speci ~l f a vor to the ne~ro ba ll pl a yer wif e fivin g h~r. our perso~s l c;1 poliey. I am on T e ool"cemen should ha ve nev er heen susp~na e ~ in th A first tlace ~i th out ~ h ea rine and it ~oe s withous s yine th a t if the negro wa s du e an a poligy the y Rhould not h a v e be en reinsta ted. If I should be so uncomp imenta ry in m." rema rks a bout :vcu a s yo bav ~ been by ca lling ov er four h und re d th ous a nd fin ~ G~crgi a ns stupid, j_ :nor~ t i.P1plyine w e we re di slO"'" 1 to th e st~ t e of Ge or.c_:ri 2. , I mi P"h t s a r th &t t you were · n a rrog~nt, egotistica l D3mn fool . V~_~ _y Iours ~ ~~ L , K , Sam I 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 T DD Q ae eke Sal ho Gainesville Ga. I0-7+66 Mr Ivan Allen Jr. City Hal Atlanta Ga. Dear Sir: thousand I am one of the four hundred and forty,white Georgians who voted for Lester Maddox as the lesser of two evils, afker seeing the way you and yo- ur henchmen handled the Rebs resturant mess and you violating vour cath in showing special favor to the negro ball player wife giving her your person- al apoliev. The policemen should have never been suspended in the first place wi- th out a hearing and it goes withous saying that if the negro was due an a- poligy they should not have been reinstated. If I should be so uncomplimentary in my remarks about you as you hav? been by calling over four hundred thousand fine Georgians stupid, ignorant implying we were dislovs1 to the state of Georgia, I might say that you we- re an arrogant, egotistical Damn fool. Ver y yours a =i. . ’ 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 59 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 11 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/11d286fbda6677fb053743debe7ed011.pdf fd6928e0f5b4f8f9c4be007b5b9e91b5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 801 Woodland Avenue Rossville, Georgia 30741 October 12, 1966 The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of Atlanta Georgia Sir: You would have done well to have remembered and heeded these words of M. Henry, Wise anger is like the fire from the flint; there is a great ado to bring it out; and when it does come, it is out again immediately." As far as we are concerned you lost the dignity and respect of your office and the above title, but were afraid that if we didn't use the proper letter form that you might consider us one of those ignorant Georgians. And we're referring to your quote in an AP article appearing in the Chattanooga Times on Friday, September 30, 1966 and we quote, "It is deplorable that the combined forces of ignorance, prejudice, reactionism and the duplicity of many Republican voters have thrust upon the State of Georgia Lester Maddox, a totally unqualified individual as the Democratic nominee for gsivexnor.•'" We cannot permit our state's progress to be stopped and reversed by yesterday's mistake." Unquote. As taxpaying citizens of Georgia , although not of Atlanta, we strongly resent your statement and implication. From the terms you used all of us could be classed under one of them. We are not taking issue with the qualifications of Mr. Maddox but we think that if you would stop and ponder for a moment you would realize that voters weren't voting so much •for" Mr. Maddox as they were in voting "against" existing conditions. Whether we voted for or against Mr. Maddox is unimpontant but of great impoDtance is the fact that we are guaranteed the right to go to the polls (at leas t at the present time) and vote for whom we please. We should be allowed thi s right without criticism from anyone. And we will continue to exercise this right until such time that it will be taken from us . We would like to submit a question to you, "If the election had been reversed, would you have made the same statement or was it because your candidate lost? After all, we would have been the same peoples going to the polls." Charron once wrote, "Despair is like forward children, who, when you take away one of their playthings, throw the rest into the fire for madness. It grows angry with itself, turns its omi executioner, and re~enges its misfortunes on its own head.11 You must have been in deepest despair or most angry to have made such a statement, attributed to you, against the peoples of Georgia. We believe it did accomplish one thing, it started many citizens to thinking, who before, had been in complete apathy and indifference. We should like to state in closing that we do not belong to either the Democratic or Republican Party but have always had enough interest in our nation and �The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. October 12, 1966 - 2 - the great State of Georgia to go to the polls and vote for the individual of our choice and the one we considered to be the best qualified and who would represent all peoples, not from a political standpoint but for their welfare and bettennent. If you have read this letter through, thank you. Yours very truly, Mr. & Mrs. Thunnan B. Clarkson TBC:mvc � 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 niet se 801 Woodland Avenue Rossville, Georgia 3071 October 12, 1966 The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of Atlanta Georgia Sir: You would have done well to have remembered and heeded these words of M. Henry, "Wise anger is like the fire from the flint; there is a great ado to bring it out; and when it does come, it is out again immediately." As far as we are concerned you lost the dignity and respect of your office and the above title, but were afraid that if we didn't use the proper letter form that you might consider us one of those ignorant Georgians, And we're re- ferring to your quote in an AP article appearing in the Chattanooga Times on Friday, September 30, 1966 and we quote, "It is deplorable that the combined forces of ignorance, prejudice, reactionism and the duplicity of many Republican voters have thrust upon the State of Georgia Lester Maddox, a totally unqualified individual as the Democratic nominee for governor," "We cannot permit our state's progress to be stopped and reversed by yesterday's mistake." Unquote. As taxpaying citizens of Georgia, although not of Atlanta, we strongly resent your statement and implication, From the terms you used all of us could be classed under one of them, We are not taking issue with the qualifications of Mr, Maddox but we think that if you would stop and ponder for a moment you would realize that voters weren't voting so much "for" Mr, Maddox as they were in voting "against" existing conditions, Whether we voted-for or against Mr, Maddox is unimportant but of great importance is the fact that we are guaranteed the right to go to the polls (at least at the present time) and vote for whom we please, We should be allowed this right without criticism from anyone, And we will continue to exercise this right until such time that it will be taken from us. We would like to submit a question to you, "If the election had been re- versed, would you have made the same statement or was it because your candidate lost? After all, we would have been the same peoples going to the polls," Charron once wrote, "Despair is like forward children, who, when you take away one of their playthings, throw the rest into the fire for madness. It grows angry with itself, turns its own executioner, and revenges its misfortunes on its own head,” You must have been in deepest despair or most angry to have made such a statement, attributed to you, against the peoples of Georgia. We believe it did accomplish one thing, it started many citizens to thinking, who before, had been in complete apathy and indifference, We should like to state in closing that we do not belong to either the Democratic or Republican Party but have always had enough interest in our nation and The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. = 2 « October 12, 1966 the great State of Georgia to go to the polls and vote for the individual of our choice and the one we considered to be the best qualified and who would represent all peoples, not from a political standpoint but for their welfare and betterment. If you have read this letter through, thank you. Yours very truly, a7 ps an CLafasz Mr, & Mrs, Thurman B, Clarkson TBC smvc  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 58 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 11 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/9cf23572c818a5a682e445c3217fc401.pdf 0c0454784806a2fcb2dec0c7a14eb6e7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. i Mr. Mayor, Oct. 10, 1966 Enclosed are t wo bumper stickers which express the feeling I s of the 11 BROAD NI ND D PEOlJLE OF GEORGIA ". The future of Georgia, and the Unit ed St ates of America lies in the hand 's of this type government, government by -t he people, and for the people for whom i t il/as established f or. The ma jority has spoken. But the so called Leaders turn their backs on the party's selection. They had r ather go fishing than support t he peop-le 1 s choice for governor, or for any one else running for a public office. These ·stickers can be obta ined t his organization. THE BROAD l-1INDED PEOPLE ( D.EMOCRAr ) Of 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 Mr, Mayor, Oct. 10, 1966 Enclosed are two bumper stickers which express the feel- ing's of the "BROAD MINDED PHOPLE OF GEORGIA", The future of Georgia, and the United States of America lies in the hand's of this type government, government bythe people, and for the people for whom itwWag established for. The majority has spoken. But the so called Leaders turn their backs on the party's selection, They had rather go fishing than support the people's choice for governor, or for any one else running for a public office. These stickers can be obtained this organization, THE BROAD MINDED PEOPLE (DEMOCRATS) Of 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 11, Document 57 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 11 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/bcfe150d952605ed83d4f27b332da289.pdf 778064da1fe820b6b37d5026f6584ea7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. -r~- ·- · ---· -... --~- -··- -· 08tober 20,1966 May or Ivan All e n Atl anta , Ge orgi a Dear Mr. Allen: Some time a e; o, in regards to t h e outcome of the runoff between Ellis Arnall and Lester Maddox , y ou had some very unkind and unwarrantec. st a t ement s to make. Sinc e I am not a Repub lic an it l eft me in a v ery l ir.1.i te d c a teg ory. I can ch oose one of th e following a ccordi n g to your stateme nt. 1- I g nor ant, 2 - Prejudice, 3 ~ A react ionar y. Acco r di ng to.Webs ter I do n ot be lieve I can fit into e ither c ateg oryo If I measure my -s elf Hith your 11 Ha lf Bushel 11 I prob ably fit all three o If being for Law and Order, insi st ing a man should be ab l e to central a n d u se p rop e rty which he has worke d f o r, and p ay taxe s on, if be lie ving in t he Ame r i c n sys tem and Preed om, Real }'re edom, puts me in one of t he c a t eg ories, then I am g lad to be c a ll ed e ither. I s impl y c annot understand why you , Mro Johnson , and many more of your kind c annot be satisfied with the p rogres s and s ucc e ss of th e United States. According to what I can f ind out, we are the g r eat es t Nat ion in History. The most f r ee, the most honorab le, the mos t compa s si onate not to mention the mo st succ e s sful ., It is too b ad t h at the g re a t men in our pa st have be en so dumb and sel f c ent ered. It is a shame tha t we did n ot h ave men l i k e you and Mr. Johnson to draw up our Constituti on. I can jus t s ee it now. I know that you and ~ r. John s on a re both g reat and c ompass i onate that y ou are willin g to share everything y ou have with ev eryone e ls e. Thi s is . t he re a son y ou are both millionaires. If y ou had not h a v e been so ; e n erous, understanding and so willing- t o help others , you, no dou bt, woul d be able t o enj oy work ing each d ay a s I and many others are d oing ., Yes 1'.1r. All en, I apprecia te men l ike y ou who sit back and say nothing whe n Julian Bond s a ys n o one should g o to f i g ht in Viet Nam a.:1.d pe op le who do are murderers. He should have this ri g ht. It is one of the F r eed oms b ut it is not ri e;ht for Lester Maddox t o p rote c t his property and the right to say who uses th a t propF.:r ty .. He should have let the ne g ros u se his pr oper t y just l ike t hey usec Leb 1 so Mr. All en, t h e most impor t ant Christian trait to me is "Compassionu "The Ab ilit y t o put one's self in t he other man's s h oe s. " Whe n you ma de statements in the paper, did you put y ourself i n my shoes? Can you n ot believe that Lester Maddox is an hones t , sincere man just because he does not agree with you? Do you believe in your convict i ons enoug h to hurt yourself as badly financially as he did just t o star.d u p for what you think is rieht? You and y our kind have been accusin8 people like my-self of being i g norant, prejudice and fu ll of h a te for a long time. If you are really interested in right and finding out the truth why don't you spend as much money and effort to find out as Le ster Maddox dido �I ' I I ·1 I 2 tv1r . All e n Have y ou ever supervisec. a ne ~ro wo rker? Hav e you worked side by s i de with o ne '? Have you be en i n school with one? 1,,-Jhy don't y ou ge t a n( res.lly f ind out whose fault t ni s mess i s ? out No Mr. Aller. , you don't want to f i n d out. Due to much noise and h alf trn th s p ut out by peopl e o f your kind , t h e a v er ar:; e Southern person been r edi cul ed, cursed, abused and mistreat ed b ecause the real truth ~ns not k now~1. Thanl<S to i r..creasBd Communication, wo!'kine; to g ether and pe rson a lly knowing a few de c ent S ou thern pe ople. The Northern peopl e a r e b egi nning to findout the truth . This is only the beginning. I have work ed f'or Northern peopl e for thirtee n ye ars o The South isn't chang ing but the North is. They a r e b e g inninz to realiz e the p rop &g anda y ou 11 Do Gooders u have been s p rayin g t he se many years o hJS \,{'nen I read of the excu se s you and you r k ind put t..p for the vario1J. s riots i n c. i ~'fe r e nt Cities I r eall y be come worried. I d on't curse y ou and start making a b u nch o f untrue s t a t ement s like youo I try to unde rstand and t el l my- self it is ~e cause you hav e not lj_ve d a lif e similar t o t h ese people . I f p ov erty and ~ a rd ship is justific a tion for the se riots, th e South would h ave be e n un d er Military rul e f or the past 100 y e a rs. Even during the depressi on , c ri me d id not appr o a ch t h e 1:'le i ght s it ha s rise n to day . 1tJhen School deseg regation c ame a bout y oti and yours yell ed , OBEY. I t s the l aw of the land. Did y ou remind 1•.r . Garmi ch ae l of the l a w of the l a nd? Di d you remi nd Mrs. Arron o f the Law o f t he land? Or did y ou compromi se ? 0 o you think Lester Madd ox would have c ompr omi s ed? No ~ r. Al len , I d o not think you have the ri ght to c a l l any Maddox supporter na,nes of any kind. I thin k you shou ld take Fl. g ood lon,s loo k at y our se l f and your beliefs. Just a word in parting, I am sure y ou are we ll set whether the Ivan Al l e n Compan y stay.::, in business or n ot. You could think o f the p eople who are worki rip; in that Comp any to make a liv eliho od f or themse lve s A.nd t..h.e ir faGilies when y ou s t art t h rowi ng wi lful, ha teful statements . The se statemen ts d o not hurt you n ear as much 8.S these loyal employees. I j 1.1St ho p e a ll the Iv a n All en customers are as unde r s tanding about this a s we at J asper Rubber Company. Very truly yours, I ,r.. C l r • ~ .I I tv-.,""~ ./.;;.____ J{E. IngJam Gen . Mgr. � 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 oe iis Rd a le OM dee ee ee October 20,1966 Mayor Ivan Allen Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Allen: Sometime ago, in regards to the outcome of the runoff between Ellis Arnall and Lester Maddox, you had some very unkind and unwarranted Statements to make. Since I am not a Republican it left me in a very limited category. I can choose one of the following according to your statement. 1l- Ignorant, 2 = Prejudice, 3 = A reactionary. According to Webster I do not believe I can fit into either category. If I measure my-self with your "Half Bushel" I probably fit all three. If being for Law and Order, insisting a man should be able to control and use property which he has worked for, and pay taxes on, if believing in the American system and Freedom, Real Freedom, puts me in one of the categories, then I am glad to be called either. I simply cannot understand why you, Mr. Johnson, and many more of your kind cannot be satisfied with the progress and success of the United States. According to what I can find out, we are the greatest Nation in History. The most free, the most honorable, the most compassionate not to mention the most successful. It is too bad that the great men in our past have been so dumb and self centered, It is a shame that we did not have men like you and Mr. Johnson to draw up our Constitution. I can just see it now. J know that you and Mr. Johnson are both great and compassionate that you are willing to share everything you have with everyone else. This is the reason you are both millionaires, If you had not have been so senerous, understanding and so willing to help others, you, no doubt, would be able to enjoy working each day as I and many others are doing. Yes “pr, Allen, I appreciate men like you who sit back and say nothing when Julian Bond says no one should go to fight in Viet Nam and people who do are murderers. He should have this right. It is one of the Freedoms but it is not right for Lester Maddox to protect his property and the right to say who uses that property. He should have let the negros use his property just like they used Leb's. Mr. Allen, the most important Christian trait to me is "Compassion" "The Ability to put one's self in the other man's shoes." When you made statements in the paper, did you put yourself in my shoes? Can you not believe that Lester Maddox is an honest, sincere man just because he does not agree with you? Do you believe in your convictions enough to hurt yourself as badly financially as he did just to stand up for what you think is right? You and your kind have been accusing people like my-self of being ignorant, prejudice and full of hate for a long time. If you are really interested in right and finding out the truth why don't you spend as much money and effort to find out as Lester Maddox did, Mr, Allen ou ever supervisec a negro worker? Have you worked side by Have you side with one? Have you been in school with one? Why don't you get out and really find out whose fault this mess i8? No Mr. Allen, you don't want to find out. Due to much noise and half truths put out by psople of your kind, the average Southern person has been rediculed, cursed, abused and mistreated because the real truth — + = + as not know: Thanks to increased Communication, working together and personally imow ing a few decent Southern people. The Northern people are beginning to Pind out the truth. This is only the beginning. I have worked for Northern people for thirteen ReORS s The South isn't changing but the North is. They are beginning to realize the propaganda you "Do Gooders" have been spraying these many years. bg When I read of the excuses you and your kind put up for the various riots in cifferent Cities I really became worried. I don't curse you and start making a bunch of untrue statements like you. I try to under- stand and tell my-self it is because you have not lived a life similar to these people. If poverty and hardship is justification Tor these riots, the South would have been under Military rule for tne past 100 years. Even during the depression, crime did not approach the heights it has risen today. When School desegregation came about you and yours yelled, OBEY. Its the law of the land. Did you remind Mr. vVarmichael or the law of the land? Did you remind Mrs. Arron of the Law of the land? Or did you compromise? Yo you think Lester Maddox would have compromised? No Mr. Alien, I do not think you have the right to call any Maddox supporter names of any kind. I think you shovld take a good long look at yourself and your beliefs. Just a word in parting, I am sure you are well set whether the Ivan Allen Company stays in business or not. You could think of the people who are working in that Company to make a livelihood for themselves and their fanilies when you start throwing wilful, hateful statements. These statements do not hurt you near as much as these loyal employees. I just hope all the Ivan Allen Customers are as understanding about this as we at Jasper Rubber Company. Very truly yours, i c : Re “| fel J4E. Ingram Gen.Mer.  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 56 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 11 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/590c9ee4135a725529d34ef68c756ac9.pdf daf541ce2efd903a59812564d3b3db64 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Novem r 17, 1966 Mr. J . E . Ingr am General ager Ja per Rubber Com ny 250 Bidg wood Ro d Ja per, Ge orgia 30143 Dear M r . Ingram : I have enjoyed reading your kind letter of October ZOth in regards to my tand concerning Mr. Le tel" ddox. First, l hope you will sere i e no cone rn over th Iv Allen Company employ or cu tomer • Ivan len Com ny just finish d its gre test ye r of gro th and continue _ to thrive under it pre ent able J.. dersbip. It i r gr ttable that you dis gr e o strongly itb r . ddox li e in pr ci ct 8 - 1, y and 154 for r . ddox. ddox•• uei hbor • Mr. bich voted 1, 926 for Callo Pr ci net 8 - 1 ia rt of t 8th W rd, for Callo ay and l, 400 for ddox. hicb voted 15, 000 ddox . d t him, in one of I am clo ing a copy of pu i hed returns fro quo d. ,....._ gain for your interest. IAJr• 1. Si c r ly. Iv All , Jr. hie 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 November 17, 1966 Mr. J. E. Ingram General Manager Jasper Rubber Company 250 Ridgewood Road Jasper, Georgia 30143 Dear Mr. Ingram: I have enjoyed reading your kind letter of October 20th in regards to my stand concerning Mr. Lester Maddox. First, I hope you will exerc ise no concern over the Ivan Allen Company employees or customers. Ivan Allen Company has just finished its greatest year of growth and continues to thrive under its present able leadership. It is regrettable that you disagree so strongly with Mr. Maddox's neighbors. Mr. Maddox lives in precienct 8-1, which voted 1, 926 for Calloway and 154 for Mr, Maddox. Precienct 8-lis part of the 8th Ward, which voted 15, 000 for Calloway and 1, 400 for Maddox. It appears that those who live next door to Mr, Maddox and know him best, voted the heaviest against him, in one of the largest all-white areas of the State. Iam enclosing a copy of the published returns from which I quoted, Thanks again for your interest. Sincerely, Ivan Allen, Jr. TAJIr:am Encl.  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 55 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 11 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/cdf98947fc6b4fd9aacc2ef41e390e37.pdf dbf60c8fbb9a679152625378d302bd87 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. October 20 , 1966 Mayor Iv a n Allen Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Allen: Sometime ago , in regards to t he out come of the runoff between Ellis Arnall and Lester Maddox , y ou had some very unkind and unwarrant ed statement s to make. Sinc e I am not a Republican it left me in aver; limited category . I can choose one of the following according to your statement . 1- I gnorant, 2 - Prejudice, 3 - A reactionary. Acco rding to- Webster I do not believe I can fit into either c ateg or y. If I measure my- self wi th your '·~Half Bushel 11 I probably fit all threeo If being for Law and Order, insis ting a man should be able to control and use prop e rty which he has worked for, and pay taxe s on, if believing in the Ame r ican system and Freedom, Re al Fre edom, puts me in one of the c ateg or ies, then I am g lad to be called e i ther. I s tmpl y cannot under st and why y ou , Mr. Johnson , and many more of your kind cannot be satisfied wi th the progress and s ucc ess of the United St ates. Ac cording to what I can find out, we are the g r ea test Nation in Hist oryo The mos t free, the most honorable, the most compassi onate not to mention the most successful. It is too b ad that the great men in our past have been so dumb and self centered. It is a shame that we did not have men like you and Mr. Johnson to draw up our Constitution. I can just see it now. I know that y ou and Mr. Johnson are both grea t and compassionate that y ou are willing to share everything you have with everyone else. This is the reason you are both millionaires. If you had not have been so generous, understanding and so willing to help others, y ou , no doubt, would be able to enjoy working each day as I and many others are doing. Yes 1"1r. Allen, I appreciate men like you who sit back and say nothing when Julian Bond says no one should go to fight in Viet Nam and people who do are murderers. He should have this right. It is one of the Freedoms but it is not right for Lester Maddox to protect his property and the right to say who u ses tha t property. He should have let the n e g ros use his property just like they used Leb 1 s. Mr. Allen , the most important Christian trait to me is ncompassion 11 The Abilit y to put one 1 s self in the other man• s shoe s. 11 When you ma de statements in the paper, did you put yours e lf in my shoes ? Can you not be l ieve that Lester Maddox is an honest, sincere man j u st be c ause he doe s n o t a g ree with you? Do you be l ieve in your convictions enoug h to hurt y ourself as badly financially as he did just to stan d u p f or what y ou think is ri ght? You and y our kin d have been accu sing p eople lik e my- self of being i g norant, pre judice and full of hat e f or a long t i me . If y ou a r e reall y int e rested in rig ht and f inding out the tru t h why don't y ou spend as much money and effor t to find out a s Lester Maddox did. �- --------- 2 Mr. Allen Have you ever supervised a negro worker? Have you worked side by side with one? Have you been in school with one? Why don't y ou g et out and really find out whose fault this mess i s? No Mr. Allen , you don't want to find out. Due to much noise and half trut hs put out b y people of your kind, the average Southern person h a s been rediculed, cursed, abused and mistreated because the real tru th was not known. Thanks to incre a sed Communication , working together and personally knowing a few decent Southern people. The Northern people are be g inn ing to find out the truth. This is only the beginning. I have worked for Northern people for thirteen years. The South isn't changing but the North is. They are beginning to realize the propaganda you '·'Do Gooders 0 have been spraying these many years . Wh en I read of the excuses you and your kind put up for the various riots in d ifferent Cities I really becQme worried. I don't c urs e y ou and s tart making a bunch of untrue sta t ements like you . I try to understa n d and tell my-self it is because y ou have not lived a life similar to these people. If poverty and hardship is justific a tion for these rioys , the South would have be e n under Mi litary rule for the pa st 100 year s . Ev en during the depr es sion , crime did not a ppro a ch the he i ghts it has rise n today . When S chool des eg re g ation c ame about you and yours y elled, OBEY. Its the law of the land. Did y ou r emind Ivlr . Llarmichael of the l aw of the land? Did y ou remind Mrs. Arron o f the Law of the l and? Or did y ou compromise? Do you think Lester Maddox would have compromised? No Mr. Allen, I do not think you have the right to call any Maddox supporter names of any kind. I th ink y ou s hou ld take a g ood long look at y ours elf and your beliefs. Just a word i n part ing , I am sure y ou are well set whe ther the Ivan Allen Company stays in business or n ot. You could think of the people who are working in that Company to make a livelihood f or themselves and their families when y ou start throwing ~ilful, hateful statemen ts. These statements do not hurt y ou near as much as these loyal employees. I just hope all the Ivan Allen Customers are as unde rstanding about this as we at J asper Rubber Co mpany . Very truly yours, l f _ ~--J~E. Ing t am Gen. Mg ro � 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 October 20,1966 Mayor Ivan Allen Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Allen: Sometime ago, in regards to the outcome of the runoff between Ellis Arnall and Lester Maddox, you had some very unkind and unwarranted statements to make. Since I am not a Republican it left me in a very limited category. I can choose one of the following according to your statement. 1- Ignorant, 2 - Prejudice, 3 - A reactionary. According to-Webster I do not believe I can fit into either category. If I measure my=-self with your "Half Bushel" I probably fit all three. If being for Law and Order, insisting a man should be able to control and use property which he has worked for, and pay taxes on, if believing in the American system and Freedom, Real Freedom, puts me in one of the categories, then I am glad to be called either. T simply cannot understand why you, Mr. Johnson, and many more of your kind cannot be satisfied with the progress and success of the United States. According to what I can find out, we are the greatest Nation in History. The most free, the most honorable, the most compassionate not to mention the most successful. It is too bad that the great men in our past have been so dumb and self centered, It is a shame that we did not have men like you and Mr. Johnson to draw up our Constitution, I can just see it now. I know that you and Mr, Johnson are both great and compassionate that you are willing to share everything you have with everyone else. This is the reason you are both millionaires, If you had not have been so generous, understanding and so willing to help others, you, no doubt, would be able to enjoy working each day as I and many others are doing. Yes “r, Allen, I appreciate men like you who sit back and say nothing when Julian Bond says no one should go to fight in Viet Nam and people who do are murderers, He should have this right. It is one of the Freedoms but it is not right for Lester Maddox to protect his property and the right to say who uses that property. He should have let the negros use his property just like they used Leb's, Mr. Allen, the most important Christian trait to me is "Compassion" "The Ability to put one's self in the other men's shoes." When you made statements in the paper, did you put yourself in my shoes? Can you not believe that Lester Maddox is an honest, sincere man just because he does not agree with you? Do you believe in your convictions enough to hurt yourself as badly financially as he did just to stand up for what you think is right? You and your kind have been accusing people like my-self of being ignorant, prejudice and full of hate for a long time, If you are really interested in right and finding out the truth why don't you spend as much money and effort to find out as Lester Maddox did. Mr, Allen Have you ever supervised a negro worker? Have you worked side by side with one? Have you been in school with one? Why don't you get out and really find out whose fault this mess i8? No Mr. Allen, you don't want to find out. Due to much noise and half truths put out by people of your kind, the average Southern person has been rediculed, cursed, abused and mistreated because the real truth was not known, Thanks to increased Communication, working together and personally knowing a few decent Southern people. The Northern people are beginning to find out the truth. This is only the beginning. I have worked for Northern people for thirteen years. The South isn't changing but the North is. They are beginning to realize the propaganda you "Do Gooders" have been spraying these many years. When I read of the excuses you and your kind put up for the various riots in different Cities I really became worried. I don't curse you and start making a bunch of untrue statements like you. I try to under- stand and tell my-self it is because you have not lived a life similar to these people. If poverty and hardship is justification for these riots, the South would have been under Military rule for the past 100 years. Even during the depression, crime did not approach the heights it has risen today. When School desegregation came about you and yours yelled, OBEY. Its the law of the land. Did you remind Mr, varmichael of the law of the land? Did you remind Mrs. Arron of the Law of the land? Or did you compromise? Yo you think Lester Maddox would have compromised? No Mr. Allen, I do not think you have the right to call any Maddox supporter names of any kind. I think you shovld take a good long look at yourself and your beliefs. Just a word in parting, I am sure you are well set whether the Ivan Allen Company stays in business or not. You could think of the people who are working in that Company to make a livelihood for themselves and their families when you start throwing wilful, heteful statements. These statements do not hurt you near as much as these loyal employees. I just hope all the Ivan Allen Customers are as understanding about this as we at Jasper Rubber Company. : Very truly yours, 4 ©. dre SLE. Ingram Gen.Mer.  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 54 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 11 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/25d2dfe60d2b032d309d2129be5dbb53.pdf 8c8b5722f138e814d87319bd54954447 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. November 17 , 1966 Mr. J . E . Ingram General Manager Jasper Rubber Company 250 Ridgewood Road Jasper , Georgia 30143 Dear Mr. Ingram : I have enjoyed reading your kind letter of October 20th in regards to my stand concerning Mr. Lester Maddox. First, I hope you will exerc ise no concern over the Ivan Allen Company employees or customers . Ivan Allen Company has just finished its greatest year of growth and continues to thrive under its present able lea.dership. It is regrettable that you disagree o strongly with Mr. Maddox' s neighbors. Mr. Maddox lives in precienct 8~1, which voted 1,926 for Calloway and 154 for Mr. Maddox. Precienct 8-1 i part of the 8th Ward, which voted 15, 000 for Calloway and 1,. 400 for Maddox. It appears that tho e who live next door to Mr. Maddox and know him be t, voted the he viest against him, in one of the la·. rge tall-white r a of the State . I am enclosing a copy of the published returns from quoted. Thanks again for your interest. Sincer ly. Ivan Allen. Jr. IAJr:arn Encl. bich 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 November 17, 1966 Mr. J. E. Ingram General Manager Jasper Rubber Company 250 Ridgewood Road Jasper, Georgia 30143 Dear Mr. Ingram: I have enjoyed reading your kind letter of October 20th in regards to my stand concerning Mr. Lester Maddox, First, I hope you will exerc ise no concern over the Ivan Allen Company employees or customers. Ivan Allen Company has just finished its greatest year of growth and continues to thrive under its present able leadership. It is regrettable that you disagree so strongly with Mr. Maddox's neighbors. Mr. Maddox lives in precienct 8-I, which voted 1, 926 for Calloway and 154 for Mr, Maddox. Precienct 8-lis part of the 8th Ward, which voted 15, 000 for Calloway and 1, 400 for Maddox. It appears that those who live next door to Mr. Maddox and know him best, voted the heaviest against him, in one of the largest all-white areas of the State. Iam enclosing a copy of the published returns from which I quoted. Thanks again for your interest. Sincerely, Ivan Allen, Ir. lAJr:am  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 53 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 11 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/f63bd90de71116b38712c5506294e330.pdf e5e0eefaac0971389dc8dbcfab6837d9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. September 30, 1966 Mr. I-van Allen Mayor Of Atl a nta Dea r Mr. Mayor: According to God' s word he does the condemning and I believe it would be wise if you would make a n a pology to Mr. Maddox for sa ying on television tha t he is unfit for Governor, becau s e when you a nd Mr. Maddox returns to dust it would be ha rd to di s tinguish your dus t fro m Mr. Maddox . May we a ll think to Pray for one a nother instead of condemning , a nd I believe our lives will be "Enriched". s~nj _e..;c}YM ~ - . / -~~t £ ~ '/ 203 Houston La k e Blvd . Centervil le , Geo r gi a 31093 � 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 Of Atlanta Dear Mr. Mayors According to God's word he does the condemning and I believe it would be wise if you would make an apology to Mr. Maddox for saying on television that he is unfit for Governor, because when you and Mr. Maddox returns to dust it would be hard to distinguish your dust from Mr. Maddox. May we 211 think to Pray for one another instead of condemning, 2nd I believe our lives will be "Enriched", ert i Ue high 203 Houston Lake Blvd. Centerville, Georgia 31093  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 52 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 11 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c6e0832cd7db6a934192fdc45aabcf18.pdf bcbf1460ddddf0416e16a1878f8d7a39 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. -----t------'-A~ -ii ~ __ _ _ ~ ~ -._.. i' ~ \ ,I ~ o\ Y\ o - - - - - 1 ~~ ~ e ~ t) u... � 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 (S88 Dhar Cpe. Lnifh tr, Yoav. Lépt. 30, 1966 inal /LLA GSA LLLIA SAA ALD 7 ree * 5 ho oe . Den op amas | 9d | ee ee ZL = £5 Qnol _ pods few! Ber ©, - LALLA yf A OALLO ce Sin fre yOu adcrno +o ask! jim Dp = Us \ +A DCE Youn, V his (Og De cue i+ WOU want *O Stay Mayor  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 51 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 11 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/d7c8c34cb8caeb6d6e7efcf620c5438c.pdf 2c63e2611cb1a4955fc95db8ffd07049 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. GUBERHATORIAL FEAR September 30 , 1966 Dear Mra Editor: Is Lezter Maddox so strong and powerful in his beliefs that he frightens the Mayor of Atlanta and the great Civil Rights" Leader into making statements that make "dolts" of themselves? 11 The Mayors ya the Great seal of the State of G orgia has been. tarnished . The Civil Rights Leader say~ he is ashamed to b a Georgian . I think th t the great state of Georgia is ashamed to have to claim the Civil Rights Lader , and if the Mayor carri s out his threat ancl qoes fishing n the people of the City of Atlanta should be ashamed of a "De ocratic Mayor" who refuses to support the party o 0 'l'he Mayor and the Civil Rights Leader are both showing to the people of the Great State of Georgia jut how a "sore loser" acts when they can ' t get th ir way. It stands tor a on that Lester Maddox surprised the people as to his "political statute" , and he very well could surprise the people nd become one of the best governors the great state of Georgia aver haa. All of the losers blamed Lester for carrying "ax handles and pistols" to protect his property and r putation. All must remember that Lest r stood alone, and lost. Let it be aleo re e bered that when the peopl got b hind him, be won. I wonder if the Mayor would have won in the a all riot in Atlanta if he h d stood alone and if he had not h d the police force behind h1m1 would he have attempt d to take the stand , as did tester Maddox, to protect his property. The Mayor was under a duty to do aa he did, but Lester Maddox did hia fighting ~s an individual, but for ll the p ople a teeter Maddox, in my optnion, will fight violators of the law for the people lone and not because he has enough protection around bim to insure hi• own safety. In view of the above , I urge all Qf the people to llaten to the candidate and vot on theiJr own choice , and not vot aa told by t.he pr , radio n aore loa r . Above all. 90 out nd vote for th candidat of your choice. Plea e don't follow the aore losers to th "Ole Fishing Hole 0 • A fr e voter, CBAIU.,ES B., RADLEY � 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 GUBERNATORIAL FEAR September 30, 1966 Dear Mr. Editor: Is Lester Maddox so strong and powerful in his beliefs that he frightens the Mayor of Atlanta and the great "Civil Rights" Leader into making statements that make “dolts" of themselves? The Mayor says the Great Seal of the State of Georgia has been tarnished. The Civil Rights Leader says he is ashamed to be a Georgian. I think that the great State of Georgia is ashamed to have to claim the Civil Rights Leader, and if the Mayor carries out his threat and goes "fishing", the people of the City of Atlanta should be ashamed of a "Democratic Mayor” who refuses to support the party. The Mayor and the Civil Rights Leader are both showing to the people of the Great State of Georgia just how a “sore loser" acts when they can't get their way. It stands to reason that Lester Maddox surprised the people as to his “political statute", and he very well could surprise the people and become one of the best governors the great State of Georgia ever had. All of the losers blamed Lester for carrying “ax handles and pistois" to protect his property and reputation. All must remember that Lester stood alone, and lost. Let it be also remembered that when the people got behind him, he won. I wonder if the Mayor would have won in the small riots in Atlanta if he had stood alone and if he had not had the police force behind him; would he have attempted to take the stand, as did Lester Maddox, to protect his property. The Mayor was under a duty to do as he did, but Lester Maddox 4id his fighting as an individual, but for all the people. Lester Maddox, in my opinion, will fight violators of the law for the people alone and not because he has enough protection around him to in sure his own safety. In view of the above, I urge all of the people to listen to the candidates — and vote on their own choice, and not vote as told by the press, radio and sore losers. Above all, go out and vote for the candidate of your choice. Please don't follow the sore losers to the "Ole Fishing Hole". A free voter, CHARLES B. BRADLEY  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 50 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 11 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966