3 20 1366 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/7a27a579cae1a9c55d39539d5833751a.pdf 0a4bf80c3e9e53474fd03117983ec3c1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. , William Voigt, Jr. R . D. 3 MECHANICSBURG, PA. July 26, 1963 Mayor Iva n Allen City of tlan t a .Atlanta /" Ga. Dear Mr. Mayor: The television news reports and the newspaper accounts of your appearance before the Senate commi t t ee on the civil rights issue left me proud of the city of my b i rth tonight. Don't let the "junior" on my name fool you; I was a r eporte r for the old Georgian-American when Bill Ha r tsfie l d was a young alderman in 1926. I followed his act i ons in preventing racial discord when he was ma y or , and liked the way he handled ma tters. Now you have proved more than a worthy successor, in my view; you 've gone a step f urther, a long step . Economic integration cannot b e withheld any long e r. I t is inevitable ; it mus t come. Soeial integration is an other ma t t er. We have no choi ce on the f ormer; we do ha ve a choi ce on the latter. This is one of the key a r eas of reas oning, in my view. I f i t has been us ed i n t reating with t he die hards, it has not been so rep orted in the press of the North, where I have lived most · of my adult years. It may be worth considering as we painfully creep toward giving the Neg ro his long overdue due. It may possibly be an argument to use in hastening the day of equal economic rights and treatment. � 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 Voigt, Jr. R. D. 3 Mecuanicssura, Pa. July 26, 1963 Mayor Ivan Allen city of _tlanta Atlanta, Ga. Dear Mr, Mayor: The television news reports and the newspaper accounts of your appearance before the Senate committee on the civil rights issue left me proud of the city of my birth tonight. Don't let the "junior" on my name fool you; I was a reporter for the old Georgian-American when Bill Hartsfield was a young alderman in 1926, I followed his actions in preventing racial discord when he was mayor, and liked the way he handled matters, Now you have proved more than a worthy successor, in my view; you've gone a step further, a long step, Economic integration cannot be withheld any longer. It is inevitable; it must come, Social integration is another matter, We have no choice on the former; we do have a choice on the latter, This is one of the key areas of reasoning, in my view. If it has been used in treating with the die hards, it has not been so reported in the press of the North, where I have lived most of my adult years. It may be worth considering as we painfully creep toward giving the Negro his long overdue due, It may possibly be an argument to use in hastening the day of equal economic rights and treatment, Ad WV, William Voigt,/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 19, Document 80 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 19 Folder topic: Letters expressing appreciation for Ivan Allen's stand on the public accommodations bill | 1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/d8ed435ad21cb408338f13f5caadaeb8.pdf d679c9805d0e3125a44a111c11c6866f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. , 38 DEVON ROAD , LAWRENCE KUPFERMAN NEWTON CENTRE 59. MASSACHUSETTS July 27, 1963 Mayor Ivan Allen Jr., City Hall, Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: I wish to congratulate you and thank you f or your historic statement yesterday to the Senate Connnerce Connnittee. The New York Times which I read published your complete statement whicrh I intend to frame as a t rµ ly important historic document. I wish to thank you for your courage, integrity and breadth of vision and for your commonsense and deep humanity. I hope some day that y ou are elected to the u. s. Senate. Again, my deepest thanks to you for your truly great statement and for the magnif icent job you and your colleagues hav e done for decency and humanity in Atlanta. Yours sincerely, Lawrence Kupferman � 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 LAWRENCE KUPFERMAN 38 DEVON ROAD, NEWTON CENTRE 59. MASSACHUSETTS July 27, 1963 Mayor Ivan Allen Jr., City Hall, Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: I wish to congratulate you and thank you for your historic statement yesterday to the Senate Commerce Committee. The New York Times which I read published your complete statement which I intend to frame as a truly important historic document. I wish to thank you for your courage, integrity and breadth of vision and for your commonsense and deep humanity. I hope some day that you are elected to the U. S. Senate. Again, my deepest thanks to you for your truly great statement and for the magnificent job you and your colleagues have done for decency and humanity in Atlanta, Yours sincerely, - ; . Lauren Ce ta sence Lawrence Kupferman  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 19, Document 79 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 19 Folder topic: Letters expressing appreciation for Ivan Allen's stand on the public accommodations bill | 1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/4738107b083d1502fc1582b0173ca759.pdf 075dfe8a1cbc7d3155352cfe8e4548a2 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. AUBREY MI 12 5 . PRADO, LAM N. E. ATLANTA, GEORGIA Friday PM, July 26, 1963 Dear Mayor: I wish to eJ...-press my hearty approva1 of your stand before the Senatoria1 Committee in Washington as reported in this afternoon• s Journal . I think it took courage to adopt the course you did in face of the f~ct that all our representatives in government affairs took the opposite stand. Som3 adjustments can be made in the proposed law that will do no injustice to any one conceradd, but this note is principally to felicitate you on what we call intestinal fortitude to stand up for your convictions. Meanwhile, I hope you be as active in supporting the present administration and the reelection of the President . Sincerely, Mayor Ivan Allen Jr., Atlanta � 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 AUBREY MILAM !l2 5.PrRaApDo0,N.E. ATLANTA, GEORGIA Friday Pi, July 26, 1963 Dear Mayor: I wish to express my hearty approval of your stand before the Senatorial Committee in Washington as reported in this afternoon's Journal. I think it took courage to adopt the course you did in face of the fact that all our representatives in government affairs took the opposite stand. Some adjustments can be made in the proposed law that will do no injustice to any one conceradd, but this note is principally to felicitate you on what we call intestinal fortitude to stand up for your convictions. Meanwhile, I hope you be as active in supporting the present administration and the reelection of the President. Sincerely, Mayor Ivan Allen Jr., Atlanta ; -  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 19, Document 78 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 19 Folder topic: Letters expressing appreciation for Ivan Allen's stand on the public accommodations bill | 1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/992a894c0b8bd425d8010e0ba4fb6bed.pdf 86e96e9e4fc6747d691b16aa16654651 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 27; If~ ~ ~ffaa; _ J~&tJv/~~ Jr/Jll" r ~ ~vi vh_ JL__JJrur~ , a C?YYNUod~ Jj,dl/ Jt vy ~o11 Y4L 1 .... auc/k J~ I � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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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 19, Document 75 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 19 Folder topic: Letters expressing appreciation for Ivan Allen's stand on the public accommodations bill | 1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/20fd5f7b33839cc0a26e6d8711f5a633.pdf e82065e824e1d5cc00e9e261f24ecc92 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mrs. Alton L. Bland Blandhill farms Route 1 Pineville, Norlh Carolina July 28 , 1963. I-1aJor I v an .Ulen , Jr., J.tlant a , Ga. Dea r r..ayor .:\llen, I mu s t s a y I h c,ve deep respect for your couro.c;e e.nd since:ri ty in b.::tcl-: ing the civil ric;hts leg is1 ::i, tion i n the Conunerce Commi ttee hen.:rine;e I h o..ve seen nothinr; to equal it since the r ::i.. cial crisis n.ro se . It nust h o.ve been v e ry h e.1,d to t 0,t:e a stc..nd so unp o~,ul .:1.r in youY.' area·. I ,-, i sh I c ould A.p~)l .:>,ud t he 11isdom of ?Our decision to t estify. I k now it h a s been tryinr; to cope Hi t h ITeGro demons L,:ra tors in a city the size of j _t lant • It is much easier to cive in to them. He i ghborinc Charlotte h a s done much of this . Hmveve r, the more I r e ·-., of their a spira ti ons the more I feel that their dem9..nds a re ins 2..ti able. Where ,vi 11 they stop? .\lso I c 2nnot see a ny ultima te cood to the n....,_, tion evolvine; out of the socia l mixinc; of the t vro r :.o,ces, n or how it c ::1,11 brinG c1,ny more h nppiness to e ither r ::i, ce ~ 1fuen the Supr·eme Court rn::1,de it I s f nt eful decision to define ,· t hat -1-,he schools nust be intec;r c,ted, th~y O1)e11ed :-.:andore, 1 s Box •. I thinl,: it 1-r·,. s 3. sre.~, t uist cJrn . :'ePhc..p s ,-,e Hill need t h is lecislo.tion n:nd the the enforcins of the school intec::r nti on to the lett er a ll over the n~tion to wake pe o~l e up. Condit ions mA.~r be s o unp le o.. s:mt thc1,t they uill dem:"" nc1 tho.t the l ee;isl L',tion be repe ~led, a nd the 1 4'L'..mendment be :i, ,1,l t ·ered~ to corre_c t the mist k e, [:. S in the c ~n e of the 18th '\E1endment'. i'n1a tever happens -...,e are in for gre ut de~l of r ~cic..l troubl e in t he yo ~rs to come in the Nort h .1.11d South .. G Si n c erely yours , kJ.a.- ~ � 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 Mrs. Alton L. Bland Blandhill Farms Route 1 July 28, 1963. Pineville, North Carolina = Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr-.; tlanta, Ga. 4 a 1 Dear Mayor Allen, I must say I have deep respect for your courage end sincerity in backing the civil rights legis- lation in the Commerce Committee hearing. I have seen nothing to equal it since the racial crisis arose, It must have been very hard to take © stcnd s0 unponvulear in your area. I wish I could applaud the wisdom of your decision to testify. I know it has been trying to cope with Negro demon- strators in a city the size of Atlanta. It is much easier to give in to them, Weighboring Charlotte has done much of this. However, the more I rend of their aspirations the more I feel that their demands are insatiable. Where will they stop? Also I cannot see any ultimate good to the nation evolving out of the social mixing of the two races, nor how it csn bring any more happiness to either PACO6 When the Supreme Court made it's fateful decision to definecthat the schools nust be integrated, they opened Pandora's Box... I think it was 2 great mise take, Perhaps we will need this legislation and the the enforeing of the school integration to the lete- ter all over the nation to wake veovle up. Gondi- tions may be so unpleasant that they will demend that the legisl2tion be repealed, and the 14th mendment be inltered. to correct the mist-ke, 2s in the case of the 18th Amendment. Whatever happens we are in for a great denl of racial trouble in the yerrs to come in the North and South. Sincerely yours, Lidia. S2onus  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 19, Document 74 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 19 Folder topic: Letters expressing appreciation for Ivan Allen's stand on the public accommodations bill | 1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/766d9601404d9735244aeb66bce3a701.pdf b7f3b1c239aefaf34b084b05ac2c1d1f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. JOSEPH A. WILBER, M .D . - 3158 MAPLE DRIVE, N .E . (AT DUCK.HEAD) ATLANTA. 5, GEORGIA. CE. 7-6315 ~ f)J tr1 aa,, r 1 tdrm~ /'w-J,iih?r J r ~ Ch~ ~ ~ / r~ a,,_J2. ~vd--tur-~fa7} · ~~rt~ ~1/Jo J?r 1 fu;;t/r~,~a-~_,q,-eC3a,,___ ~~ 143.215.248.55 16:48, 29 December 2017 (EST)Ir~ ~rd(. � 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 JOSEPH A. WILBER. M.D. 158 MAPLE DRIVE, N.E 9/7 Me? ft fstimamy ee (agree oa Repet, Lk , bon eo oponcen / J lirdinot a lores Vax UtlA ne ee epee lik gee oy ad rae ee Meal pact lon with hart poTece. ance at Since, | Gt hher lly,  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 19, Document 73 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 19 Folder topic: Letters expressing appreciation for Ivan Allen's stand on the public accommodations bill | 1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/6b24ea12c5ac96ffdc70f502717bc671.pdf acfb547c6e78f32ef888370d5f3f768f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July 31, 1963 Mayor I van All en At lant a ., Ga. De ar Sir ; It is n ot my custome to comment p ersonal ly to publ ic officials , But your a pp earal before the 8enat e Connnerce Gonnnittee in behalf and support of the accommadations b i ll h as dee pl y impres s ed my husband and me. We came h ere six y e ars a go from a smal l town in Wisconsin. We h ad f a iled abusines s we h ad own ed and opera ted for ove r thirty y ears. We were i l l., tire d ., old and hope l e ss . In six years we have re gain ed our conf _i denc e fallen in love with the South and tri e d to take our pl ace as good citizens of Atlanta. As we have always b een eag er and active particip ants in civ i c progr e s s and g ov er nment in any area in which we lived we found it n o d i ff eren t hereo We came he re wi t h th e s ame fairy t ale impr e s s ion of t he South t h at mos t Norther n pe opl e hav e , were r eli eved to find t h er e wa s some t h i n g much mor e sub s t ant ial 1n th e pic tur e. There was a spi rit of r eb irth i n Atlanta tha t t hril l ed u s t o de a t h . We fe l t t here wa s a gre a t j ob to b e done and a need for much h el p to do it, ev en ou rs . In our skid fr om riches to r ags we los t al l the ol d reliabl e prop s . Learning t o live withou t them was a t f i rs t a probl em. We adopt ed a tongu e in cheek atti tude becau se there was much f or us to l e a rn b efore we were qual i f i ed to expres s an op.in ion. We were repip iants of the wond erful Sout h ern h osp ital ity, we s t i l l ar e providing we are willing to agree or do not expres s an opinion. Eventua l l y we di sc over ed our t ongues were no t in our ch e ek s but between our t e th. Thu s we los t a priv i l ege we 1 d en j oy ed all our l i ves , fre e dom to speako It didn 1 t tak e us l ong to r eb el against this situat ion. Bec ause we felt there wa s nothing to be gaine d by imposing our opin ions on peopl e who were not i n terested in h e aring them we de cided to l earn through communication between oursel ves �and Souterners in all walks of' lifeo We listen and ask questions, we extend our hands. in friendship to all we me~t· without regard to race or color. We fee l it is not enough to "Love thy neighbor"--but one must also _be "Thy brothers keeper~ Bigoted, predjudiced peopl e leave us deep- ly frustrated but the f'ailure of' bonified l eaders to speak up is positivl y f'rightening 0 Such men as, Ral ph Mc Gil l ., the former Mayor Hartsfield , Gov. Sanders and yoursel f to mention only a few have been a constant source of comfort to us and many others. Mr. Sandman and I as converted \Souterners want you to know how much we appreciate your outstanding leadership. Mr. Sandman is empl oyed as a salesman at Boomershine Pontiaco I teach creative art crafts in Atlanta and all over the State of Georg ia. In my work I often do courses and workshops in the Recreation Centerso I always ask to work with their colored directors. This I must do on a segregated basi s . However, I am very happy that I have found this means of communication with the colored race. I have found many intell igent, fine peopl e amomg these peopl e. I often go out and do a work shop in their centers . Some times I work with as many as seventy five to a hundred little col ored children---other times I work with their senior citizens . I also work with people in this area among the white race. There is no diff'erence as f'ar as I can determine, they are all eager and greatf'ul for my services and I am thankful that I have something to give . Many of my husbands customers are colored people. It is the custome when a car is sol d to extend your hand in congratulation s . However, if your customer is a negDo you plave your hand in your pocket. Mr. Sandman h a s never done this, he alwar extends the same eurte s y regardl ess ~f race or color. If he were not respected for his record as a salesman he would probably be cal led a "niger l over~ He has met some mighty fine peopl e in this way. For these reasons we feel that l ack of communication between the races is the root of all trouble. �All our lives Mr. Sandman and I have se emed to have but one outstanding talent. We are definitely prone to pe opl e who need help. We attract them like fly-paper attracks flies. We seem to have a particular attraction to the youngo Twelve little waifs grew to adulthood along with three of our liJWn, in Wisconsin. They still l ook on us as their parents. Soon after we came to Atlanta (although my husband had careful l y expl ained that we must finia l ly think only of ourselves) I ran acros s a beautiful dilapidated ol d Southern mansion in the "Tara" variety. I felt that we j ust had to have it because "wonderful things would happen here~ Though my husband thought I had lost my mind and we hadn't a cent with which to buy this ol d monstro s ity, two weeks l ater we had moved in. I had promised Sandy that it would be a good .income house. The house had been vacant for several years and the owner who l ived out of town was so eager to sell that he agreed to let us move in with the stipu l ation that within two month s we would devise a way to start monthly payments whi ch were r ediculous l y h igh. By rather unconventional but lega l method s I found the me ans to meet th ~s obl igation on schedu l e. Ac tually I fe e l t h at pr a c t ic all y everythi ng that has h appene d h ere h as been with God •s magie alone Q We don tt only bel i eve in miracle s we expec t t hem. Shortl y after we set up the means to me e t our big mont h l y payments I invol v ed us i n a way that h as changed our h ome fr om an income /~ure to an out - g o non prof i t " Old Woman i n t h e 3hoe " v enture . Now my husband is "poor Popn (l iterally ) . Somehow we h av e a cquired sixteen beautiful s outhern t een age daughters. This came ab out through ou r a ssociation with a local Child Care As sociation. These kids come at the rat e of two or three per ye ar. They are placed in our home at the time they graduate from high school or become eighteen. The Agency provides voctio 1 training which usually ~akes one year. The1have grown to adulth- ood unadaptable, unloved, often abused. They are scaread by experiences beyond comprehension, their deep rooted fears have caused them to �develope a protective shell so thick it is a l most impossible to penetrate. Unless you can find some way ~o get through to them they will quite likel y wind up as a st&ti s tic in a prison or a detention or mental institution. Besides our work with sixteen girls we have done considerable research in this great and urgent area of need. I have a g ood many amazing and heart breaking statistics regarding the average child care institution where these children grow up. Also the large percentage of fost er homes which are not M . properly approved or supervised. This ifs due largely to l ack of trained personnal als o the employment of indifferent house mothers and attendants in an area where dedication is needed. If you had ever lived with the products of societies belt line provisi on for these .forgotten, homeless chi ldren of the world you would understand why fup and Mom Sandman fee l a compulsion to help ~o something constructive for them. s you may have suspected I am addicted to writing o Thi s started in high sch ooland in college my instructors felt sure I had a real apt i tude .for some form of writing . However , I became an art t eache r isn Wisconsin Sch ools, a prof e ssion I fol l owed briefly be.fore my marriage but r e t urned t o several ye a rs before we moved t o Atl anta. I continu e d t o wr i te b ut until re c en~ ~ i t was th e secret journal variety. Hiding y our c r eation s under the rug, the mattr ess , t he Sunday linen isn 1 t much of an insentiv e , o improve . Despite the fa c t that anJ a b i l i t y I might h a v e mmx posess ed a t that time I am aware t h at under ~he c ircumstance-s I have Su.rely regressed, still for the first time I feel c ompe l led to mak e myself heard on this subject . The sixteen girls who h ave come to u s through the agency are now as dear to us as our own family , in fact only by making them a member of our family can we break through this terrible shel lQ The first few months are truly difficult and only with God 1 s hel p can we find the wisdom and courage to stick by them until they accept our l ove. Though most of them are married by now they continua to need the parental reaationship to accept the re ponsibil ities of independence and sel f support as wel l as to find happines s in marriage. �For the time being we have had to discontinue our custome of adding two or three per ye a r to our tamily. Our responsibilities both emotiona l and financial to these girls ~staggering. Mr. Sandman and I have managed to me e t our obliga ti ons to date by working bot h night and day. Life here in -our ol d mansion is terribly exciting, happy and no little bit fantastic. True to my premonition "wonderful things have happened " . My work has grown very popul ar with the g arden clubs , church women, sororitie s , civic groupe s - - --I have created a sort of redicul ous image for myself---peopl e have accepted it , in fact my se_rvices are much in demand. I am g l ad because with each f ee I collect ~ s it.1iossib le to accomplish that much more in our real area of interest. I have been striving to open a showcase to display and selJ.,,not only my creations but also to use for an outl et for many forms of Arts and crafts I•ve run across in my experience teaching. Through an impul- sive l ittle add I pl aced in l ast weeks paper I h av e foun d a groupe of wonderful peopl ehere in Atlanta who are anxious to band toge the r to participate in this venture to ac c omplish together what most of us hav e trie d to do for year s . Although the Showcase will be set up here in our funny ol d house there is a wide area of i nterest which inclu des the ent- ire c ity. Mo st of us are unknowns , some ar e handicapped and c onfine d to their homes, other s are senior citizens----others are very well known artists who although they have enj-0yed considerable su ccess are still intwre s ted and anxi ous to help. This is much a ppreciated by pe ople on the Southwest side of Atlanta as there are very few gal leries or facilit ie s of this sort in this area. The l a st of the week Dori s Lockerman of The Constitution is writing an articl e about this undertaking. I guess I threw an arrow and it turned out to be a boomerang. As I say most of us are undiscovered but who knows , maybe through our efforts perhaps someone will find recognition .J~~ lovely contribution to the worl d of beauty? Anyway it is exciting and worth while. �Ruth Kent who as you know h a s the "Today Show" on WSB is a very dear I J friend of mine. I h av e appe<B.r e d many times on h er sh ow, usually to do an Art Craft demon stra tion. Sh e i s v ery int erest e d i n our work nth h omel ess children and often do es thing s to h elp me f or t h at r ea son. I wi ll soon a pp ear on t hat program with an other gu e st to "pl ug" our Atlan ta Showcase. Everythi ng in our sh owcas e will b e an At l an ta Creation and all t he arts will be r epresented---ther e will b e a wide var i ety r eaching from t he most di s t inctive f ine arts to the more de cora tive, us ef u l arts---there will be be reprduc tion s of ol d craf ts but no an t i ques- -it must be the work of pDesent day cr e a t i v e people. Actually our urgent need of means to continue our work with homel e s s ch i l dren mot her ed t hi s invention of rrry imag inat i on but out of it has g r own an opportuni t y t o h elp in many other a re a s. I wish y ou could h ave s een the dear li ttl e woman I cal l ed on y e s ter day. She h ad c alled me to f ind out what the add was all about. She wa s s eventy f ive, cou ld n ot come t o me but she was so e ager t o show me h er creation s and to p ar t icip ate in this v enture tha t I told h er I woul d c ome to s ee h er o She doe sn't nee d an outl et f or her work(pai nts beautiful china ) bfi.X~ for financial gain but b e i ng able t o take an a ctive p art in thi s v enture h as made her f eel more dt a part of this world, sh e had b egun to wit h draw and fe e l no l onger ne e ded a s s o many ol d er p e opl e. I wil l go and get h er creations , take her su ppl i e s and hel p her feel a part of t h e Showcase. I al so have many handi capped peopl e wh o will make contribu tions in the s ame way . We hav e found a whole n ew way of life throu gh our work here in Atl anta. It al l b egan wi t h l ov e of God. Now we have l earned t he power of l ove we are anxious to share it wi th ot hers. It c oul d make the world go around in peace. Admittedly there are t imes the l oad is a l ittle heavy. We begin to feel our burdins instead of our joys . We fee l sorry for oursel ve s and are slightly rebel uous---------Then someone like you takes a gal lant step toreward as you did this l ast week and were up and at •em again--~Onward Christian Sol diers ~ Most . Sincerel y, ~ ~ ~~ � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document wily 31, 1963 Mayor Ivan Allen Atlanta, Gae Dear Sir; It is not my custome to comment personally to public officials, But your appeakal before the Benate Commerce Committee in behalf and support of the accommadations bill has deeply impressed my husband and me. We came here six years ago from a small town in Wisconsin. We had failed abusiness we had owned and operated for over thirty years. We were ill, tired, old and hopeless. In six years we have regained our confidence fallen in love with the South and tried to take our place as good citiz- ens of Atlanta. As we have always been eager and active participants in civic progress and government in any area in which we lived we found it no different here, We came here with the same fairy tale impression of the South that most Northern people have, were relieved to find there was something much more substantial in the picture.There was a spirit of rebirth in Atlanta that thrilled us to death, We felt there was a great job to be done and a need for much help to do it, even ours. In our skid from riches to rags vs lost all the old reliable props. Learning to live without them was at first a problem. We adopted a tongue in cheek attitude because there was much for us to learn before we were qualified to express an opinion, | We were repipiants of the wonderful Southern hospitality, we still are providing we are willing to agree or do not express an opinion. Eventually we discovered our tongues were not in our cheeks but between our teeth. Thus we lost a privilege wetd enjoyed all our lives, freedom to speake It didn't take us long to rebel against this situation. Because we felt there was nothing to be gained by imposing our opinions on people who were not interested in hearing them we decided to learn through communication between ourselves nelle and Souterners in all walks of life. We listen and ask questions, we ex-~ tend our hands in friendship to all we meét. without regard to race or color. We feel it is not enough to "Love thy neighbor"--but one must also be "Thy brothers keeper} Bigoted, predjudiced people leave us deep- ly frustrated but the failure of bonified leaders to speak up is positiv- ly frightening. Such men as, Ralph Mc Gill, the former Mayor Hartsfield, Gove Sanders and yourself to mention only a few have been a constant source of comfort to us and many others. Mr. Sandman and I as converted Souterners want you to know how much we appreciate your outstanding leadership. Mr. Sandman is employed as a salesman at Boomershine Pontiac. I teach creative art crafts in Atlanta and all over the State of Georgia, In my work I often do courses and workshops in the Recreation Centers. I always ask to work with their colored directors. This I must do on a segregated basis, However, I am very happy that I have found this means of communication with the colored race, I have found many intelligent, fine people amomg these people. I often go out and do a work shop in their centers, Some times I work with as many as seventy five to a hundred little colored children---other times I work with their senior citizens. I also work with people in this area among the white race. There is no difference as far as I can determine, they are all eager and greatful for my services and I am thankful that I have something to give. Many of my husbands customers are colored people. It is the custome when a car is sold to extend your hand in congratulations. However, if your customer is a negpo you plave your hand in your pocket. Mr. Sandman has never done this, he aiseyy extents the same curtesy regardless of race or color. If he were not respected for his record as a salesman he woulda probably be called a "niger lover? He has met some mighty fine people in this way. For these reasons we feel that lack of communication between the races is the root of all trouble.  All our lives Mr. Sandman and I have seemed to have but one outstanding talent. We are definitely prone to people who need help. We attract them like fly-paper attracks flies. We seem to have a particular attraction to the young. Iwelve little waifs grew to adulthood along with three of our wwn, in Wisconsin. They still look on us as their parents. Soon after we came to Atlanta(although my husband had carefully explained that we must finially think only of ourselves) I ran across a beautiful dilapidated old Southern mansion in the "Tara" qenteun i felt that we just had to have it because "wonderful thing s would happen hereg Though my husband thought I had lost my mind and we hadntt a cent with which to buy this old monstrosity, two weeks later we had moved in. I had promised Sandy that it would be a good income house, The house had been vacant for several years and the owner who lived out of town was so eager to sell that he agreed to let us move in with the stipulation that within two months we would devise a way to start monthly payments which were rediculously high. By rather unconventional but legal methods I found the means to meet this obligation on schedule. Actually I feel that practically everything that has happened here has been with God!s magie alone, We don't only believe in iivawles we expect them. Shortly after we set up the means to meet our big monthly payments I involved us in a way that has changed our home from an income vepure to an outego non profit "Old Ween in the Shoe" venture, Now my husband is "poor Pop"(literally). Somehow we have acquired sixteen beautiful southern teen age daughters. This came about through our association with a local Child Care Association. These kids come at the rate of two or three per year. They are placed in our home at the time they graduate from high school or become eighteen. The Agency provides voc-~ tion&l training which usually takes one year. Thethave grown to adulth- ood unadaptable, unloved, often abused. They are scarpdd by experiences beyond comprehension, their deep rooted fears have caused them to develope a protective shell so thick it is almost impossible to penetrate. Unless you can find some way vo get through to them they will quite likely wind up as a statistic in a prison or a detention or mental institutione Besides our work with sixteen girls we have done considerable research in this great and urgent area of need. I have a good many amazing and heart preaking statistics regarding the average child care institution where these children grow up. Also the large percentage of foster homes which are not properly approved or supervised. This {Es due largely to lack of trained personnal also the employment of indifferent house mothers and attendents in an area where dedication is needed. If you had ever lived with the products of societies belt line provision for these forgotten, homeless children of the world you would understand why Pop and Mom Sandman feel a compulsion to help do something constructive for theme As you may have suspected I am addicted to writing, This started in high schooland in college my instructors felt sure I had a real aptitude for some form of writing. However, I became an art teacher isn Wisconsin Schools, a profession I followed briefly before my marriage but returned to several years pefore we moved to Atlanta. I continued to write but until recenvéy it was the secret journal variety. Hiding your creations under the rug, the mattress, the Sunday linen isn't much of an insentive yo improve. Despite the fact that any ability 1 might have max posessed at that time I am aware that under the circumstances I have surely regressed, still for the first time I feel compelled to make myself heard on this subject. The sixteen girls who have come to us through the agency are now as dear to us as our own family, in fact only by making them a member of our family can we break through this terrible shell. The first few months are truly difficult and only with God's help can we find the wisdom and courage to stick by them until they accept our love, Though most of them are married by now they continus to need exe parental rehationship to accept the resp- onsibilities of independence and self support as well as to find happiness in marriagee For the time being we have had to discontinue our custome of adding two or three per year to our family. Our responsibilities both emotional and financial to these girls @W staggering. Mr. Sandman and T have managed to meet our obligations to date by working both night and day. Life here in -our old mansion is terribly exciting, happy and no little bit fantastic. True to my premonition "wonderful things have happened". My work has grown very popular with the garden clubs, church women, sororities, civic groupes----I have created a sort of rediculous image for myself---people have accepted it, in fact my services are much in demand. I am glad because with each fee I collect maxes it./possib le to accomplish that much more in our real area of interest, I have been striving to open a showcase to display and sell, not only my creations but also to use for an outlet for many forms of Arts and crafts I've run across in my experience teaching. Through an impul- sive little add I placed in last weeks paper I have found a groupe of wonderful peoplehere in Atlanta who are anxious to band together to participate in this venture to accomplish together what most of us have tried to do for years. Although the Showcase will be Set up here in our funny old house there is a wide area of interest which includes the ent- ire city. Most of us are unknowns, some are handicapped and confined to their homes, others are senior citizens----others are very well known artists who although they have enjoyed considerable success are still intwrested and anxious to help, This is much appreciated by people on the Southwest side of Atlanta as there are very few galleries or facilities of this sort in this area, The last of the week Doris Lockerman of The Constitution is writing an article about this undertaking. I guess I threw an arrow and it turned out to be a boomerang. As I say most of us are undiscovered but who knows, maybe through our efforts perhaps someone will find recognition don arabs x levely contribution to the world of beauty? Anyway it is exciting and worth while, Ruth Kent who as you know has the "Today Show" on WSB is avery dear friend of mine. I have appeared many times on her show, usually to do an Art Craft demonstration. She is very interested in our work whth home- less children and often does things to help me for that reason, I will soon appear on that program with another guest to "plug" our Atlanta Showcase. Everything in our showcase will be an Atlanta Creation and all the arts will be represented---there will be a wide variety reaching from the most distinc- tive fine arts to the more decorative, useful arts---there willbe be repr- ductions of old crafts but no antiques--it must be the work of present day creative people. Actually our urgent need of means to continue our work with homeless children mothered this invention of my imagination but out of it has grown an opportunity to help in many other areas. I wish you could have seen the dear little woman I called on yesterday. She had called me to find out what the add was all about. She was seventy five, could not come to me but she was so eager to show me her creations and to participate in this venture that I told her I would come to see her. She doesn't need an outlet for her work(paints beautiful china) bHEXXMAXHM for financial gain but being able to take an active part in this venture has made her feel more @ a part of this world, she had begun to withdraw and feel no longer needed as so many older people. I will go and get her creations, take her supplies and help her feel a part of the Showcase. I also have many handicapped people who will make contributions in the same way, We have found a whole new way of life through our work here in Atlanta, It all began with love of God. Now we have learned the power of love we are anxious to share it with others. It could make the world go around in peace, Admittedly there are times the load is a little heavy. We begin to feel our burdins instead of our joys. We feel sorry for ourselves and are slight- ly rebeluous----<=—-- Then someone like you takes a gallant step foreward as you did this last week and were up and at tem again--“Onward Christian Soldiers! Most ‘Sincerely, Mey wa Mtl aAninathy  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 19, Document 72 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 19 Folder topic: Letters expressing appreciation for Ivan Allen's stand on the public accommodations bill | 1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/aae73394b7d04618a0ad088504351b00.pdf e598c1c70ff110e48ae73fd8ce2f24cc Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. from HELEN BULLARD Consultant July 29, 1963 PERSONAL Dear Ivan, I have just sent you a most inadequate telegram but after trying all week-end to put down something that would convey what I really feel, I finally gave up. When wevBre children, we used to play a game called 11 May I? 11 • The leader would say, 11 You may take a baby step 11 and you would say , 11 May I? 11 , and the leader would say 11 You May11 and you would take it . Sometimes the leader would $ay very grandly, 11 You may take a giant step! 11 and those were the shining moments. I have the awed feelin g that 11 SOMEBODY11 said the same thing to you and that SOMEBODY was either your conscience or it was the grammar school teacher under whom you memorized 11 My strength is the strength of ten 11 • • • • or maybe it was one of t hose r a te things of a person sensing tbat it was the thing to do. I have no way of knowing but whatever it was, it was your finest moment. The other thing I wanted to tell you was that I was not only proud of what you did but how you did it. If you had hedged or if ;you had compromised .... but you didn't and your testimony had the same effect that Mr . Kennedy had when he said , 11 We do this be cause it is right . 11 It may be our salvation, this l e sson of learning that right has a tangible wei ght . I am deeply proud of you and I wish this letter could more adequately tell you how pr oud. I do not think that any action by any elected offic::ial in the South has eve r taken the courage that this must have taken and in the scheme of time, this i s no small thing . Sincer el y , ~d TOOMBS, AMI SANO & WELLS Architects & Engineers 70 Fairlie Street, N " W . , At lanta 3, Georgia , Te lephone 524- 2801 � 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 from HELEN BULLARD Consultant July 29, 1963 PERSONAL Dear Ivan, I have just sent you a most inadequate telegram but after trying all week-end to put down something that would convey what I really feel, I finally gave up. When wewere children, we used to play a game called "May I?". The leader would say, "You may take a baby step" and you would say, "May I?", and the leader would say "You May" and you would take it. Sometimes the leader would say very grandly, "You may take a giant step!" and those were the shining moments. I have the awed feeling that "SOMEBODY" said the same thing to you and that SOMEBODY was either your conscience or it was the grammar school teacher under whom you memorized "My strength is the strength of ten" .... or maybe it was one of those reve things of a person sensing that it was the thing to do. I have no way of knowing but whatever it was, it was your finest moment. The other thing I wanted to tell you was that I was not only proud of what you did but how you did it. If you had hedged or if sou had compromised.... but you didn't and your testimony had the same effect that Mr. Kennedy had when he said, "We do this because it is right." It may be our salvation, this lesson of learning that right has a tangible weight. I am deeply proud of you and I wish this letter could more adequately tell you how proud. JI do not think that any action by any elected official in the South has ever taken the courage that this must have taken and in the scheme of time, this is no small thing. Sincerely, 4 elen Bullard TOOMBS, AMISANO & WELLS Architects & Engineers 70 Fairlie Street, N. W., Atlanta 3, Georgia, Telephone 524-2801  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 19, Document 71 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 19 Folder topic: Letters expressing appreciation for Ivan Allen's stand on the public accommodations bill | 1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/1eca71ec25e7b8bbe671d988fd699177.pdf 59fcc842ddbd10fa3adbd17915c0918e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. - " SOLDIERS JOY" 231 PEACHTREE BATTLE AVE .. N.W. ATLANTA 5. GEORGIA August 3 119630 My dear Ivan the Second: I read with great pride in you that Snator John o. Pastore, the Chairman of the Senate COOIIllerce Canmittee, had said ~ter your testimony, that he felt humble in your presence . Atlanta j as been brou~ t to the favorable attention of the entire United Stailtes and the World though the World Wide recognition of your nobility of character o Your integrity, fairness and goodness stood out in what you said to the Senate Commer ce Committee o You are the Ea.rlys 1 Candidate f Or the most outstaooing Mayor of a large American City in the u.So for the Twentiet h OE'ntury so faro May many fine days of Construct ive achievements lie ine-store for you in the years to come 0 I cut out a 11 poison pen 11 letter which ap1JEared in yestErday 1 s Atlanta Jornal signed Neal Adams and in which he ~ 5ays : 11 ANegro is all right in his own place , and that is where he k should stay o II Mark Twain said that the worst thing one could say about a being is that he belonged to the Human Race • The let t er of Neal Aa Adams helps prove Mark Twain's Conte4tiono Who i s Neal Adams to decide what i s a Negr<ll •s place o What he means is that while negi,oQiB slavery to i ndividual s l ave owners end~ with the end of t he Civil War , he would have humm slavery continue ina different fonn by condem..11ing all Negroes to the l owest1 most unpaid, and unskilled day labor jobs o Being kept i n t heir place meali) t hat every person with a chocolate br own skin is to be a Biblical II Hewir of Wood and Pt-a:wer of Water II and nothing els e 0 Negroes in t heir place means t ovhits segregationa€ist Negroes digging ditches, washing dishes cleani-ng up Wash r ooms and nothing el s e 0 The Negroes proper place is to be allowed to JK do arry thing h e has the intelligence , ability , character , ambit ion , education and skill to do and which he would be allowed t o do of his skin was not blacko America needs the brai ns , skill s and abilities c£ of eve-ry cmpetent and eager.....to --serve .American Cit i zen r egardless of h the color of his skino I t is only fair t o admit t hat at present i f we take a million Negroes and canpare them with a million whites t he Negroes will certainly have fewer hi ghly educated and t echnically sld.lfil.led persons i n their gtoup that the same number of whit e peopleo But that:is no!i~iason to keep the skil led and educated Negroes in virtual slavery. De of their just rights by Southern Segregationalists has undoubtedly injured Negroes of the Southo But it has injured the Commun:1f' of Southern Whit~ far moreo The idea that no Negro can canpete on terns of Equality with the White man just is n~ soo I am going to Analyze G l< -1, I C the situation in reference to just aci i y first and that is in line of Ott, (o-f.~C) , Page lo �Page 2o - " SOLDIERS JOY " 231 PEACHTREE BATTLE AVE .. N.W. ATLANTA 5, GEORGIA The reason I take ~thletics first which is a Bhysical thing is that the Results of Athletic ContEBCts are factso NDt even the most vicious and C!Elpraved of the Negro-Hating Racists can aeny and disprove the Negroes achievements in Athletics o Americans kept the Negro girl Alth.i', Gibson dr the Tennis Courts for many years. She learned Tennis by knocking a tennis ball around the streets of Harlem with a wooden paddle 0 But Alth€a Gibson became the Woman Tennis Champion of the World o The ? .United States has not had a 'iy'bnan Champion Tennis player since At h&l. Gibson retired o P In the World Olympic contests which )as you kno, take place once evcy four years, the United States might well stand ab~ t equal t o some petty South or Central American C01.mtry but for tm Negro Athletes on ou-Y'Olympic Teamso I need not recall to you that in the 1960 Olypics that Rafer Johnson Negro won the Decthalon o.The Negiroes Ralph Budd, Thomas Wilma Rudolp were high on the team stars .Miss Wilma filoRudolph won thret gold medals for the United states Teamo It is toe be noted that recently in Moscow 1 Russia our American team of WOlllen Athletes competed against Russian Women Athleteso Miss Wilma Rudolph was not along with the American Teamo The Russian Women won all 10 ~ .bx /t gold medals for top places o The American White women did not 'Win a single gold medalo Just the other day a Southern Negro Bob Hayes fran Florida broke the world Record for the 100 yards dash o . The first Negro that was allowed to play in professional Base ball was in 1947; Jackie Robinson; That was a brief 16 years agoo La.st year both the First and Second most valuable Bas eball player in hhe National League were Negro~ o Number 1 Maury W:ills No o 2o W illie Mays. And who was voted bhe most Valuable Baseball player in the .American League : A negro of courseo In the College Basket ball champion ship this~ very year who won l Loyala University in Chicago w.1.th -1/ Negroes playing in the six man teamo What white basket ball players can be nail named that are in the class with with Wai:tx Wilt Chamberlain" Bill · Russell, Ascar Robertson etc. Negro professional Basket ball players 0 If one wishes to s ee a world Championship Prize fight in most any weight class as for instance the Liston-Clay Conhs'ti" schedul.e ~for next month, he has to go to see one Negro fighting~ anotl:u!r o What the Negro has achieved in competitive Athletics has be1\'7 achieved not with encouragement but ?cP- spite of every obstacle that tha Segregationalist could devise o Sout~en Negroes have II Voted with thiert'eet 11 and nearly half of them left the South o But even at that_; half of the Negroes in America still live in the Southo Until very recently any of the Southern Negroes who attempted to compete in AthlEiic Page 2o �Page 3o " SOLDIERS JOY" 231 PEACHTREE BATTLE AVE .. N.W. ATLANTA 5, GEORGIA would have been rushed off to jail inn:nediatelyo What w:i.11 the Negro Achieve when he is free to compete in Athletics every- ,vhere in the Unite. Stateso That is one thing that will speed integration±. In mixed Schools when the students attenq A bap~et ball game1. for instance,.1every member of the team may well be d:fd.~~o Students or schools are going to cheer for their team even if they are all Negroes oa ~ ~ l-e1~,.,.,. The above just deals with Negrmesl a.:ete achievements in athleticso The Southern Segregationalpit will say: That is just physical• They are so much nearer savages than we whites when they had to be active to keep alive o But they are inferior in · brain power o They cant compete with white people mentally II Keep them in their place II Let them confine them selves to digging ditches and cleaning wru,h roomso For many years Marian Anderson was not allowed to sing in a white Concert hall in this country o She had to go and ]Ji 4" live in Europe to be allowed to singo Finally the a [ laim of Europe ~ enabled her come back to her native land a:md be all6'ved to sing o The Director of the Symphony Ia Scala Or chestra in Milan, Italy said that Marian Anderson had the finest singing voice in the 20th Century. That is a question of opiniono Any way she was and is.,, a superior concert singero I heard the Laurel, Mississippi Negre~s Leontyne Price 'Singing in Opera in Vienna in the summer of 1961. I have been going to Opera for 60 Years o Never in my whole life have I heard such tumultotE and continued applauseas the Europe!l-4 Music IJOvers gave Leontyne Pries. 0 Some outstanding Music Critics say that Leont1 ne Price is the greatest Opera singer who ever lived Others are more moderate and say that slie i s potentially the greatest Opera Singer that has ever li~ so far 0 'I?;' To me she is very- good but I have hear others just as good. 0 But if Neal Adams had his way Marian ADAMS AND Leontyne Price would be fixed in their places ~ doing menial domestic housework as :_i.r:rrnan ,s near slaves. I think that it was wonderful and noble of you I.:11. Ivan to introduce Matti wilda Dobbs to her first recital in Atlanta Municipal Auditorium o I attach a clipping I made at the time of you introducing her • You look so handsome and distinguished oif -f Neal A.-s Adams had his way Mattiwilda Dobbs would be a waitress in a restaurant or s:iJnilar jobo BJi the way1 the Story of the Dobbs Family as I read it in the Atlanta News Papers is an.nepic · of the Negro Race o There were· and are six Girls in the Ihbbs Fqmilyo The father was a postal clerk 0 There was no money for education~ n the l»bbs Fi_milyo If they were to,% get an education they had to get out and work tlieir way Vhrough schoaJ. 0 All six did o Five earned their M.A. Degrees and one a PhDo Equal that.I if you can1 any Millionaire white Family in Atlantao I W().nt prolongue this already nruch too lon~ letter by goL11.g into the constantly increasing triumphs of the Co~ed Race in the Educational and scientific World. /. Page 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 “SOLDIERS JOY” 231 PEACHTREE BATTLE AVE.. N.W. ATLANTA 5, GEORGIA August 3 51963. My dear Ivan the Second : I read with great pride in you that Snator John 0. Pastore , the Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee , had said after your testimony , that he felt humble in your presence . Atlanta fas been brought to the favorable attention of the entire United Stattes and the World though the World Wide recognition of your nobility of character » Your integrity, fairness and goodness stood out in what you said to the Senate Commerce Committee . You are the Earlys' Candidate for the most outstanding Mayor of a large American City in the U.S. for the Twentieth Oomtury so far. May many fine days of Constructive achievements lie in°store for you in the years to comes I cut out a " poison pen " letter which appear= ed in yesterday's Atlanta Jornal signed Neal Adams and in which he g Says : " ANegro is all right in his own place , and that is where hek should stay . " Mark Twain said that the worst thing one could say about a being is that he belonged to the Human Race . The letter of Neal Ad Adams helps prove Mark Twain's Contemtions Who is Neal Adams to decide what is a Negre 's place . What he means is thit while negpoep slavery to individual slave owners ender} with the end of the Civil War , he would have humm slavery continue ina different form by condemning all Negroes to the lowest, most unpaid, and unskilled day labor jobs . Being kept in their place meag)that every person with a chocolate brown skin is to be a Biblical " Hewitr of Wood and Dpawer of Water " and nothing else o Negroes in their place means tovhite segregationaZist Negroes digging ditches , washing dishes cleani-ng up Wash rooms and nothing elseo The Negroes proper place is to be allowed tod do any thing he has the intelligence , ability , character , ambition, education and skill to do and which he would be allowed to do of his skin was not black. America needs the brains , skills and abilities ¢ of every competent and eager-to-serve American Citizen regardless of b the color of his skin, : It is only fair to admit that at present if we take a million Negroes and compare them with a million whites the Negroes will certainly have fewer highly educated and technically skilled persons in their gtoup that the same number of white people. But thatis not, reason to keep the skilled and educated Negroes in virtual slavery: De of their just rights by Southern Segregationalists has un= doubtedly injured Negroes of the South, But is has injured the Communiy of Southern Whitesfar mores The idea that no Negro can compete on term of Equality with the White man just is not so. I am going to Analyze kb the situation in reference to just activity first and that is in line of Athletics, Page lo Page 20 “SOLDIERS JOY" 231 PEACHTREE BATTLE AVE.. N.W. ATLANTA 5, GEORGIA The reason I take Athletics first which is a physical thing is that the Results of Athletic Contexts are facts, NOt even the most vicious and @@praved of the Negro-Hating Racists can @eny and disprove the Negroes achievements in Athletics . Americans kept the Negro girl Althd#¢@ Gibson df the Tennis Courts for many yearse She learned Tennis by knocking a tennis ball around the streets of Harlem with a wooden paddle, But Althaa. Gibson became the Woman Tennis Champion of the World . The United States has not had a Woman Champion Tennis player since Athda Gibson retired o a In the World Olympic Contests which jas you know, take place once evry four years , the United States might well stand abfut equal to some petty South or Central American Country but for tl Negro Athletes on ou¥“Olympic Teamse I need not recall to you that in the 1960 Olypics that Rafer Johnson Negro won the Decthalon , The Negroes Ralph Budd , Thomas , Wilma Rudolp were high on the team stars Miss Wilma hoRudolph won three gold medals for the United States Teamo It is tok be noted that recently in Moscow , Russia our American team of Women Athletes competed against Russian Women Athletes, Miss Wilma Rudolph was not along with the American Team, The Russian Women won all 10 mé@ic fsx gold medals for top places . The American White women did not win a single gold medal. Just the other day a Southern Negro Bob Hayes from Florida broke the world Record for the 100 yards dash , The first Negro that was allowed to play in professional Base ball was in 1947 ; Jackie Robinson ; That was a brief 16 years ago, Last year both the First and Second most valuable Baseball player in bhe National League were Negroes. Number 1 Maury Wills NOo 2 Willie Mays. And who was voted bhe most Vaiuable Baseball player in the American League : A negro of course. In the College Basket ball champion ship this# very year who won 2 Ioyela University in Chicago with dj Negroes playing in the six man team. What white basket ball players can be na named that are in the class with with Wattx Wilt Chamberlain . Bill — Russell , Ascar Robertson etc. Negro professional Basket ball players, If one wishes to see a world Championship Prize fight in most any weight class as for instance the Liston=Clay Conbst schedule for next month , he has to go to see one Negro fighting anetir anothrr . What thd Negro has achieved in competitive Athletics has he achieved not with encouragement but spite of every obstacle that tle Segregationalist could devise . Southren Negroes have " Voted with thierfeet " and nearly half of them left the South . But even at that ’ half of the Negroes in America still live in the South, Until very recently any of the Southern Negroes who attempted to compete in Athldic Page 2.5 Page 3o “SOLDIERS JOY" 231 PEACHTREE BATTLE AVE.. N.W. ATLANTA 5, GEORGIA would have been rushed off to jail immediately. What will the Negro Ac-= hieve when he is free to compete in Athletics every where in the Unitd States. That is one thing that will speed integration x . In mixed Schools when the students anon 2 ae ball game , for instance 3y every member of the team may well be Students of schools are going to cheer for their team even if they are all Negroesan [%e teem. The above just deals with Negries' ae achievements in athletics. The Southern Segregationalsit will say : That is just physical . They are so much nearer savages than we whites when they had to be active to keep alive . But they are inferior in © brain power, They cant compete with white people mentally " Keep them in their place " Let them confine them selves to digging ditches and cleaning wash roomse For many years Marian Anderson was not allowed to sing in a white Concert hall in this country © She had to go and lis © live in Europe to be allowed to sing. Finally the aélaim of Europe en enabled her come back to her native land amd be allowed to sing , The Director of the Symphony La Scala Orchestra in Milan, Italy said that Marian inderson had the finest singing voice in the 20th Century. That is a question of opinion. Any way she was , and is,a superior concert singer. I heard the Laurel , Mississippi NegreSs Leontyne Price Singing in Opera in Vienna in the summer of 1961. I have been going to Opera for 60 Years » Never in my whole life have I heard such tumultow and continued applauseas the Europefig Music Lovers gave Leontyne Prica. o Some ousstanding Music Critics say that LeontYne Price is the greatest Opera singer who ever lived Others are more moderate and say that she is potentially the greatest Opera Singer that has ever liéWd so far, To me she is very good but I have hear others justas good, But if Neal Adams had his way Marian ADAMS AND Leontyne Price would be fixed in their places avedoing menial domestic housework as actieaiiom near slaves . I think that it was wonderful and noble of you Ta Ivan to introduce Mattiwilda Dobbs to her first recital in Atlanta Municipal Auditorium » I attach a clipping I made at the time of you introducing her . You look so handsome and distinguished .If-f Neal Adms Adams had his way Mattiwilda Dobbs would be a waitress in a restaurant or similar jobe By the way,the Story of the Dobbs Family as I read it in the Atlanta News Papers’ is an,epic of the Negro Race . There were and are six Girls in the Dobbs Fomilye The father was a postal clerke There was no money for education-in the Dobbs Fomily. If they were tog get an education they had to get out and work their way t“hrough schodl, All six did o Five earned their M.A. Degrees and one a PhD. Equal. that, if you ean, any Millionaire white Family in Atlanta, I wint prolongue this already much too long letter by going into the constantly increasing triumphs of the Co Y ed Race in the Educational and scientific World, Page 36  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 19, Document 70 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 19 Folder topic: Letters expressing appreciation for Ivan Allen's stand on the public accommodations bill | 1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/0456076ff4026c9ad5e444b9000de6a0.pdf fca25d3bca9b8fe41bf7fc69c17c79e6 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. THE ATLA-NTA CONSTITUTION BOX 4689 ATLANTA 2, GEORGIA RALPH McGILL Publisher July 30, 1963 The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor The City of Atlanta Atlanta 3, Georgia Dear Ivan: I was real proud of you and your performance in Washington, but, of course, I was proud of you bEfore that. Your appearance there may appear to be politically harmful now, but I think two years from now things will have progressed to show your statement as a moderate one . Many of the people who now oppose you will be grateful to you by the time two more years have passed. At a ny rate, I thought you were great. · Cordially yours, G~~ RM:gl � 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 THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION BOX 4689 ATLANTA 2, GEORGIA RALPH McGILL Publisher July 30, 1963 The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor The City of Atlanta Atlanta 3, Georgia Dear Ivan: I was real proud of you and your performance in Washington, but, of course, I was proud of you before that. Your appearance there may appear to be politically harmful now, but I think two years from now things will have progressed to show your state- ment as a moderate one. Many of the people who now oppose you will be grateful to you by the time two more years have passed. At any rate, | thought you were great. Cordially yours, RM:gl  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 19, Document 69 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 19 Folder topic: Letters expressing appreciation for Ivan Allen's stand on the public accommodations bill | 1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/4d68bb0c53ced103b160115528262ff3.pdf 65e63d56e84e81d86b42c4f90265e6ac Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. CLIFTON R. FORRESTER P realdent LOUIE D. NEWTON Executive Vice-President GEORGIA TEMPERANCE LEAGUE Vlce-Prealdenta : I. ROSS McOAIN THOMAS FRYER WALTER HARRISON ARTHUR J. MOORE Chm. Administration Com. MRS. J. I. ALFORD Secret&r7 68 Auburn Avenue, N. E. Phone: JA. 1-0788 Atlanta 8, Ga. P. R. WARNOCK Treuurer LOWRY ANDERSON Exe cutive Secretary August 2, 1963 The Honorable Ivan Allen, Mayor City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: Permit me to express my appreciation to you· for the courage you exhibited in presenting your views in Washington recently. While I am not in complete agreement ofi all the implications of your support of the Public Accomodations Feature of the Civil Rights Proposals, I honor you for your appearance and testimony before the committee. Furthermore, let me assure you of my own deep concern for the rights of citizens for equal treatment as customers of businesses and as citizens of the state. With best wishes, I am Yours truly, WLA/dtk � 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 CLIFTON R. FORRESTER ARTHUR J. MOORE President Chm, Administration Com. LOUIE D, NEWTON GEORGIA TEMPERAN CE LEAGUE MRS. J. I. ALFORD Executive Vice-President . = " Secretary 68 Auburn Avenue, N. E. Vice-Presidents: : P. R. WARNOCK J. ROSS McCAIN Phone: JA. 1-0783 ‘Treasurer WALTER HARRISON Atlanta 8, Ga. EI LOWRY ANDERSON Executive Secretary August 2, 1963 The Honorable Ivan Allen, Mayor City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: Permit me to express my appreciation to you: for the courage you exhibited in presenting your views in Washington recently, While I am not in complete agreement of all the implications of your support of the Public Accomodations Feature of the Civil Rights Proposals, I honor you for your appearance and testimony before the committee, Furthermore, let me assure you of my own deep concern for the rights of citizens for equal treatment as customers of businesses and as citizens of the state, With best wishes, I am yours truly, W. Lowry Ander WLA/dtk  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 19, Document 68 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 19 Folder topic: Letters expressing appreciation for Ivan Allen's stand on the public accommodations bill | 1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/9b686a7de22d41cdac77b639250be027.pdf 41531eaaf8e2353df89a0345cc59b1c4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. -rt.., / tit/' H ~4 J.l',r.1Jvl 1 ft., r JI,~ ,,,_Tfo U,,.. I .,,t;...;./'<'/ 1 f c. � 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 19, Document 67 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 19 Folder topic: Letters expressing appreciation for Ivan Allen's stand on the public accommodations bill | 1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/ce2db3adb8281ab5cbb5f7f6e54437f0.pdf 0570b618a61816760da13d13e5bec46b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. P.O. Box 7724 Atlanta 23, Georgia August 1, 1963 Honorable Ivan Allen,Jr. Mayor of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta,Georgia My dear Mayor Allen: I was quite pleased to read in the morning newspaper that the mail was running 2 to 1 in favor of your stand on the Administration's Civil Rights Bill. I would like to add another letter in support of your stand. A native Georgian,: I am white as are the four other men ~n my office. I can speak for all of them, as I do for myself, : in our support of your position on the aforementioned bil!J. We are not for socialism" anymore than is the membership of t h e Chamber of Commerce, and feel as strongly about the preservation of free enterprize as anyone, but but too many businessmen either lack the courage or the sen j ~ -to exercise their full responsibility to the , community. Thus we share your opinion that we need the law to ensure responsible ··act ion. Many Atlantans ha ve been very proud of their Chamber of Commerce and their newspapers in their handling of the racial situation. But this pride has been tarnished by their lack of support of the ci ~ il rights bill. It is their action that strongly points up your argument that we need the law to keep from backsliding. Oh, what words of hate will that hypocrat from the Pickrick have for you this Saturdayl My salute to a true Christian and American wi th the courage of Ju s t convictions, a Mayor that Atlanta can be damn proud of. Sincere!~ ~ 't)', b\a"'"' ~ Baldwin B. Hansen � 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 P.O. Box 772 Atlanta 23, Georgia August 1, 1963 Honorable Ivan Allen,jJr. Mayor of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta,Georgia My dear Mayor Allen: I was quite pleased to read in the morning newspaper that the mail was running 2 to 1 in favor of your stand on the Administration's Civil Rights Bill. I1 would like to add another letter in support of your stand. A native Georgian,,I am white as are the four other men in my office. I can speak for all of them, as I do for myself, in owr support of your position on the afore- mentioned bill2 We are not for "socialism" anymore than is the membership of the Chamber of Commerce, and feel as strong- ly about the preservation of free enterprize as anyone, but but too many businessmen either lack the courage or the sense to exercise their full responsibility to the:community. Thus we share your opinion that we need the law to ensure respon- sibleiaction, Many Atiantans have been very proud of their Chamber of Commerce and their newspapers in their handling of the racial situation. But this pride has been tarnished by their lack of support of the ciwil rights bill, It is their action that strongly points up your argument that we need the law to keep from backsliding, Oh, what words of hate will that hypocrat from the Pickrick have for you this Saturday! My salute to a true Christian and American with the courage of just convictions, a Mayor that Atlanta can be damn proud of, Bibles O, Waastn Baidwin B, Hansen Sincerel  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 19, Document 66 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 19 Folder topic: Letters expressing appreciation for Ivan Allen's stand on the public accommodations bill | 1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/a751131e42a7a394cea236b67f162535.pdf cc1cb1d6ad65606d627a0e386e40d4cd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. dl,1_7,1,, di-any 71 rPfif/m:7, f!..akE.Land 2::nivE., cN. <W. dftlanta 5, §w7-gia August 1st, 1963 The Honorable Mayor Ivan All.en City Hall Atlanta Ga. Dear ~.ayor Allen, My husband and I want to commend you on your statement in Washington before the committee on the President's proposed Public Accommodations bill. It took courage for a mayor of a southern city to speak as you did--but Atlanta and you and all of us who live here grew with your statement. It isn 1 t easy to know what is the right thing to do or when to do it. when we need courageous leadership. But now is the time Thank you for doing what you Sincerely, Mrs. H. A. Pfiffner � 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 Mas. Harry Phif fnex 71 Lakeland Drive, NV. W. Atlanta 5, Georgia August 1st, 1963 The Honorable Mayor Ivan Allen City Hall Atlanta Gae Dear Mayor Allen, My husband and I want to commend you on your statement in Washington before the committee on the President's proposed Public Accommodations bill, It took courage for a mayor of a southern city to speak as you did--but Atlanta and you and all of us who live here grew with your statement. It isn't easy to know what is the right thing to do or when to do it. But now is the time when we need courageous leadership. Thank you for doing what you did. Sincerely, Bot. 0 tie~ Mrs. He. A. Pfiffner  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 19, Document 63 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 19 Folder topic: Letters expressing appreciation for Ivan Allen's stand on the public accommodations bill | 1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/a5128534b65c56173ddb0f09337af734.pdf c53c6bb43aba23a890a5de2daa96e1ad Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. August 1, 1963 Mayor Ivan Allen City Hall Atlanta 3, Georgia Dear Sir: I would like to congratulate and thank you for the splendid stand you have taken in favor of the public acconnnodations section of the proposed civil rights legislation. Courage such as yours deserves to be perpetuated in office--I'm very sorry that I am not an Atlanta voter. Thank you again, and keep up the good work. 604 Glendale Avenue Decatur, 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 August 1, 1963 Mayor Ivan Allen City Hall Atlanta 3, Georgia Dear Sir: I would like to congratulate and thank you for the splendid stand you have taken in favor of the public accommodations section of the proposed civil rights legislation. Courage such as yours deserves to be perpetuated in office--I'm very sorry that I am not an Atlanta voter. Thank you again, and keep up the good work. Respectfully, GS A. E. Ko ? 604 Glendale Avenue Decatur, 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 19, Document 62 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 19 Folder topic: Letters expressing appreciation for Ivan Allen's stand on the public accommodations bill | 1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/32d9918d85869ba7b37c293d00ea0be7.pdf f33aec8574eadf8810f8760a66142d48 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Ue D. C. F i rst c ame b u s se~, Tben ca e our schools , xt our re sta urant s , hot ls And no ours 1 Jack says i ng pools . ke •em equ ls , Bobby says to hire ' em. Ole & Ivan publicly placed himself Among tho e ho de s ire • m. OB•. They will 1nv1ltrate our j obs - vi ut one they can never intergr t , Ie the 1 o ood old u. T. v. nd our hoe D. c. � 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 Ue De Ge First came busses, Then came our schools, Next our restaurants, hotels And nowour swimming pools. Jack says make ‘em equals, Bobby says to hire teme Ole$ Ivan publicity placed himself Among those who desire ‘em. OB', They will inviltrate our jobs And our homes = vie Te Ve But one place they can never intergrate, Is the good old Ue De &-  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 19, Document 61 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 19 Folder topic: Letters expressing appreciation for Ivan Allen's stand on the public accommodations bill | 1963