1 20 41 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/a51ba90daff3358ab5fb1bcba61d0586.pdf b0f3b6e2b6cd81eba02656a1b3de8b54 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 40 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/21c488f141787add171fedc4750bfe13.pdf 9477f27172d8da35cd2064f1271b3f8b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. POE• on the "AMERICAN RE?'..JBLIC" • They started with the queereet 1deara oonoe1vable1 vlzs that all men are born :f'ree and equal - this in the Ve'f'1 teeth of ~RADAT!ON'B l aws, s o v1sably impressed upon all thlng1, both in the moral and phyeioal un1veNe. Eve'f'1 m•n voted, ss they oslled it~ until At len~th 1t wae d1aeove,-e~ that what 11 everybody's bueineae 1e nobodJ'•• an~ that the ·~e-publc' ( eo the absul"d thing was oalled) was without a ~overnment at all~ It ts reiatet, however, thst the tirat o1roum~tanae whtoh disturbed the aelt-complajoenoJ ot the phtloeo-phei-e who aonetruoted this "Repub11a 0 waa the atartlins discover, that un1veraat 'BUfterage' gave oppel"tun1ty tor fraudulent aohemea, by wh1oh any dea1red number or votea m1gh\ at any time be poled, without the e11ghteet chance of prevention or even detection, by any partJ wh1oh ehould be merely v11• 11anoue enough not to be atrald ot the fraud.. A little retlect1on on th1a d1ecoverJ eurtered to rende~ ev1den\ the oonsequenaee, wh1ob were, that raeoal1tJ auat predominate - 1n a word - that Repub11oan rJ ovemaent could never beonme anything other than a one. While the ph11oeol)hern, however, were eed 1n blush• 1ng at the1r own stup1d1ty 1n not having toreeeen in• evitable ev1le and 1ntent ut,0n naw theories, the matter wa• put to an Abru~t 1esue bf a fellow b• the naae or MOB, who took every thing 1n hie own hAnda and set up a deeJi;il'sm 1n 00111- fll•ae,z th••• ~~i:0:~~:t:1;16:43, 29 December 2017 (EST)=~1:r.:~d:~=:~~-~:~.a~~B~E~J°143.215.248.55A:: a toretgneP, is es1d ta be the most od.1us ot all men who ever enoumbeNtd the earth. Re wsa a giant 1 n -~naolent, rapat1oua, _1 r,bilthy J had the fJnll of B bullock. the,. , ot an hyena and (he cn~7j the bra.in• of a -peacock. He died at la• 41nt ot t.h1a own elfel'gte1, wh1oh exhausted him. · · n "More remarkable at111 1s that Poe waa praoticallJ the ·onl,J Amer1oan writer ot his age who toreeaw • ome ot the inevitable weakness•• inherent 1n the demoorat1o theory and boldly commented CJ/J (!:) 7 > 'Rl1'1Rt.-ibam. "In MELLONTA TAUTA' - a oonveraa t !onau~poaed to take plaoe 1n A. D. ~4A,Poe makes the above obaervat1on on demoorao1 1n the United Ststee•. Harvey Allan, srthur. PS. Are you w1111ng to hazsat"d ·a dime that, with cond1t.1 one as ie 1n th1s Nation ot oura,. today where ~ 1a a festering sore at ever 'bJ 1)881 and votlnf 'en mase' 1s an 1nnovat1on, glaring, and the 'ta11 Juat about begins to wag the iog 1 .1 000 ye&ra w111 elapae ere Poe' e prog• noet1qstion 1e a N&l1ty ? � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document POE, on the "AMERICAN REPUBLIC". They started with the queerest idears conceivable; viz: that all men are born free and equal - this in the very teeth of GRADATION'S laws, so visably impressed upon all things, beth in the moral and physical univerae. Every man voted, as they called it, until at length 1t was dis- covered that what is everybody's business ie nobody's, and that the ‘Repubie’ ( so the absurd thing was called ) was without a government at all. It 4s relate@, however, that the first circumstance which disturbed the self-complagcency of the philosophers who constructed this "Republic"was the startling discovery that universay 'sufferage’ gave oppertunity for fraudulent schemes, by which any desired number of votes might at any time be poled, without the slightest chance of prevention or even detection, by any party which should be merely vil- lfanous enough not to be afraid of the fraud. A little reflection on this discovery suffered to render evident the consequences, which were, that rascality must predominate - in a word - that Republican Government could never become anything cther than a Rasca ONE ¢ While the philosophers, however, were sed in blushe ing at their own stupidity in not having foreseen these in- evitabie evils and intent upon new theories, the matter was put to an abrupt issue by a fellow be the name of MOB, who took every thing in his own hands and set up a despotiam in come varison with which those of the fabulous ZEROS and HELILOFAGABA@- LUSES waw both resvectable and delectable. This MOB, by the by, @ foreigner, is said the be the most odius of all men who ever encumbered the earth. He was a giant in 8, Ansolent, rapatious, “ vhilthys had the gall of a bullock. the, bs@tws of an hyena and (“¢°)7) the brains of a peacock, He died at last dint of this own eVergies, which exhausted him. ~ "More remarkable still is that Poe was practically the only American writer of his age who foresaw some of the inevitable weaknesses inherent in the democratic theory and boldly commented Upeot) vapemttban. "In MELLONTA TAUTA’ - a con- versation supposed to take place in A. D. 2848, Poe makes the above observation on democracy in the United States". Harvey Allen, arthur. PS. Are you willing to hasgard a dime that, with conditions as is in thie Nation of ours.today where Mob is a fester- ing sore at ever by pass and voting ‘en mags’ is an innovation, glaring, ana the ‘tail’ just about begins to wag the dog, 1000 years will elapse ere Poe's prog- nostication 1s a reality ?  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 39 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/558135e9590d4d3271e1101b2b2b3f30.pdf f59843e28428c6c432f13d93eebfff77 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. "REMI :'>l I SCEN~ES 11 • There-. sat at my dad's su o:per table on a Sunday Afternoon when I was a lad an old retired Lutheran minister , by the name of Carrol. Doctor Carroll had snent the bulk of his ministeral carreer in the State of Pennsylvania , and was then living with a ffiarried dau6hter here in our midst. He and dad ha1 become quite friendly. The topic of conversation just then haupened to be 'politics'and Doctor Carroll • 11 H &> ,,._, h'1':,. 2, . ~ says accross the table to me, John ~ do you know.-\Benjamin.,\nappened to be elected uresident over 3-rover Cleveland in 1888 11 ? My answer was "No" ~ "Well, · says he, "I will tell you 11 • · "Mr. John Wanamaker, the wealthy Phila. merchant and Sunday School teacher suddenly acquired political asp~rations so he sent for Mr. Mathew Stanley Quay the U.S. Senator and republican .boss of the state and he says to him: "Mr. Q,uay, I have 50 thousand dollars here for Mr. Harrison's campaign and I want you to take and use it where you think it will do the most good". "Now where do you suppose that he put it 1'? My prompt reply was: "He put it in his pocket". "N·o "? says he, "Not all of it". "To snend it in Pennsylvania meant merely throwing it in the sewer:,_that state being already safe and sound. He goesover into Brooklyn and gets a ward• healer to line up 5 thousand repeaters (the woods being full of such cattle in those days) to grow beards. On election day they showed up at the polls first with a full growth: some hours later they showed up with side-burns, then la~er on with only a mustash and finally clean shaven . The State of New fork was . Harrison's by 8000, and John Wanamaker, the Sunday-School teacher became Post Master General~ Thus much on the election of President Harrison so now for some politics of a local flavor. Who in his right mind would ever have dreamed that an obscure pursonage by the name of Thomas s. Martin would ever have defeated one of our Confederate War heroes whose name was Fitzhugh Lee for a sea t in the u. s. Senate? Well, he did, and by Just such tactics as was used in the defe a t of Mr. Clevel and by senator Quay. The only difference being tha t the black man's vote was used instead of that of his be•whiskered~ b:t other ' s. Thia system was rampant in the good old day s bef or ethe pole-tax and r e gistration laws were pl a ce d on our s ta tut e book~ . Poe saw it in 1844 and he so vividly desc r ibed s ame ~ay i ng; "A r e publ i cal go ve rnme nt could neve r become othe r than a ra s ca ll~ one. These l aws were n of -ro r the purpose of de priving t-r/Je Ne gro of his ri ght t o v ote a ny other t ha n that of t he whi t e ma n whose ba llot was fo r sale to the highest bi dder and they c ould be pu r chased by the dump-cart load j ust before sun-down at 50~ per head. I n plane langua ge the s ystem was nothing other than ch eating Now o~r.S~W~..n£ Court comes along and says that where the u. s. government~a'law torthe prevention of cheating in politics is unconstitut1onal'~t Well, if this condition be so, why is it not unconstitutional to prevent cheating in her military College out in Colorado'? And President Johnson tells theworld that he is going to enforce this decisi~n at the point of the bayonet if necessary. John Milton told us that; Who ovey,comes by force has overcomed but half his foe", From earliest youth I had been a great fancier of POE both as a poet and story teller, but all else I could learn was that he was morally a sot and practically died in the gutter. It was not until I got hold of his biography by Mr Harvej Allen that I saw a new light. Poe was a caustic critic of our form of government and his traducers were many. "He who ascends to mountain tops shall find, The loftiest peaks all wrapped in clouds and snow". � 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 "REMINISCENCES". There.sat at my dad's sunver table on a Sunday Afternoon when I was a lad an old retired Lutheran minister, by the name of Carrol. Doctor Carroll had svent the buik of his ministeral carreer in the State of Pennsylvania, and was then living with a married daughter here in our midst. He and dad had become quite friendly. The topic of conversation just then havpened to be " politics’ and Doctor Garroll says accross the table to me, "John ‘4 do you know,Ben amin’habpened to be elected president over Grover Cleveland in 1888" ? My answer was "No" . "Well", says he, "I will tell you". "Mr. John Wanamaker, the wealthy Phila. merchant and Sunday School teacher suddenly acquired political asptrations so he sent for Mr. Mathew Stanley Quay the U. S. Senator and republican boss of the State and he says to him: "Mr. Quay, I have 50 thousand dollars here for Mr. Harrison's campaign and I want you to take and use it where you think it will do the most good", "Now where do you suvpose that he put it"? My prompt reply was: "He put it in his pocket”. "No"? says he, "Not all of it". "To svend it in Pennsylvanis meant merely throwing it in the sewer, that state being already safe and sound. He zoesover into Brooklyn and gets a ward=healer to line up 5 thousand repeaters (the woods being full of such cattle in those days) to grow beards. On election day they showed up at the polls first with a full growths some hours later they showed up with side-burns, then Later on with only a mustash and finally clean shaven. The State of New York was Harrison's by 8000, and John Wanamaker, the Sunday-School teacher became Post Master General Thus much on the election of President Harrison so now for some politics of a local flavor. Who in his right mind would ever have dreamed that an obscure pursonage by the name of Thomas S. Martin would ever have defeated one of our Confederate War heroes whose name was Fitzhugh Lee for a seat in the U. S. Senate ? Well, he did, and by just such tactics as was used in the defeat of Mr. Clevezand by senator Quay. The only difference being that the black man's vote was used instead of that of his beewhiskered. brother’ se This system was rampant in the good old days beforethe pole=-tax and registration laws were placed on our statute books. Poe saw it in 1844 and he so vividly described same saying; "A republical government could never become other than a rascally one, These laws were not ror the purpose of depriving tide Negro of his right to vote any other than that of the white man whose ballot was for sale to the highest bidder and they could be purchased by the dump-cart load just before sun<down at 50¢ per head. In plane language the system was nothing other than cheating Now our .Supreme Court comes along and says that where the U. S. government‘é’daw foe" the prevention of cheating in politics is unconstitutional \! Well, if this condition be so, why is it not unconstitutional to prevent cheating in her military College out in Colorado ? And President Johnson tells theworld that he is going to enforce this decision at the point of the bayonet if necessary. John Milton told us that; “Who overcomes by force has overcomed but half his foe", From earliest youth I had been a great fancier of POE both as a poet and story teller, but all else I could learn was that he was morally a sot and practically died in the gutter. It was not until I got hold of his biography by Mr Harvey Allen that I saw a new light. Poe was a caustic critic of our form of government and his traducers were many. “He who ascends to mountain tops shall find, The Loftiest peaks all wrapped in clouds and snow".  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 38 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/5997d02953adb5e3e73112813851f99d.pdf ea3070f8bab3c38f9a4ae3e9884d8273 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. cl I A f EJnous .American once s a i d "A college educ ation never made BRAI NS a nd h e demonstrated t h is cla i m , i t h t he f ollo - ing story : "A o T * Stewart , a bi g demartment - s tore merchant in Nev, York , m de a Sl ,666, 0 0 0 a ye a r; h e die d le aving not one in t h e whole organiza tion capa ble of ca rrying on the busines s o A bank took it over , put a judge a t its h ead and he lo s s & mil l ion a · yea r"o Are you quite sure t hat Mr ., Maddox is inc pable of being a succe s sful governor? He seems to have made a succes of h is own business until Mro John s on comes in and tells h im h ow to run it ~ John J.1/T. i l ton s a id : "'Who overcome s by force ha.s overcoine bllt hal f h is f oe" o e who ascends to mount a in tops shald find, Th e loftiest pe aks a ll wrapped in clouds and SilOW o He ho s ur pas ses or subdues mankind , Shall look do~n on t h e hate of t hose below., Lord Byr ono ANVdWO:> S VX3l. 3H.l � 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 famous American once said "A college education never made BRAINS and he demonstrated this claim with the following story: "A. T. Stewart, a big de- martment-store merchant in New York, made a $1,606,000 @ year; he died leaving not one in the whole organization capable of carrying on the business, A bank took it over, put a judge at its head and he loss a million a’ year", Are you quite sure that Mr. Maddox is incapable of being a successful governor? He seems to have made 8 succes of his own business until Mr. Johnson comes in and tells him how to run it! John Milton said: "Who overcomes by force hes overcome but half his foe", He who ascends to mountein tops sheld find, The loftiest peaks all wrapped in clouds and SNOW. He who surpasses or subdues mankind, Shall look down on the hate of those below. Lord Byrone ANWdWOS SVX4L SHL  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 37 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/2f985f466d7fabe1607a80613a940426.pdf 3207185a00c48ce2c710f099b05f470e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 171 Grady Avenue Athens., Georgia October 1., 1966 The Honorable Ivan Allen Mayor of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia Sir: This letter is in reference to your recent statement concerning the nomination of Lester Maddox as the Democratic candidate .for Governor of the state of Georgia. I agree that Lester Maddox is totally unsuited as a gubernatorial candidate. But it appears to me that your connnents were not of a constructive nature; you tore down., but did nothing to fill the vacuum which you created. While it may be a bitter pill to swallow., the fact is that_one of two men--Lester Maddox or Howard Callaway--willbe the next -governor of Georgia. Your statements seem strangely two-faced., You say that 11 We cannot allow our state's progress to be stopped and reversed by yesterday's mistake"., but say later that you will probably }'go fishing" on election day., These two statements cannot co-exist; if you do indeed 11 go fishing" on election day., the people of this state will surely remember the hypocrisy with which you spoke. I am not registered as a Republican--! have always voted for the best man. Therefore I sincerely urge you to publicly support Bo Callaway for Governor. The failure of a man in high political office to support the candidate which he feels to be the best qualified in a political race solely because this candidate is affiliated with another party., is -p ure cowardice. Do not attempt to deceive yourself that the reople of this state will not feel this way about it. You have renounced Maddox too strongly. When a man' s position and not his principles determines his policies., it is indeed time for new leadership. The hour grows late., Will you allow partisan politics to stop you from helping the state of Georgia defeat Lester Maddoxi }zy' hope is that you will reconsider the position which you have taken., and then publicly support the best qualified candidate--Bo Callaway• �-2- Thank you for your kind attention in this matt er. Sincerel y, ~ f ,/ ~ , -;I- (/~~l) Jerry Se Lorentz � 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 171 Grady Avenue Athens, Georgia October 1, 1966 The Honorable Ivan Allen Mayor of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia Sir: This letter is in reference to your recent statement concerning the nom-= ination of Lester Maddox as the Democratic candidate for Governor of the state of Georgia. I agree that Lester Maddox is totally unsuited as a gubernatorial candi- date. But it appears to me that your comments were not of a constructive na- ture; you tore down, but did nothing to fill the vacuum which you created. While it may be a bitter pill to swallow, the fact is that one of two men~-Lester Maddox or Howard Callaway--willbe the next governor of Georgia. Your statements seem strangely two-faced. You say that "We cannot allow our state's progress to be stopped and reversed by yesterday's mistake", but say later that you will probably -"go fishing" on election daye These two statements cannot co-exist; if you do indeed "eo fishing" on election day, the people of this state will surely remember the hypocrisy with which you spoke. I am not registered as a Republican--I have always voted for the best man.. Therefore I sincerely urge you to publicly support Bo Callaway for Gov- ernor.e The failure of a man in high political office to support the candidate which he feels to be the best qualified in a political race solely because this candidate is affiliated with another party, is pure cowardice. Do not attempt to deceive yourself that the people of this state will not feel this way about it. You have renounced Maddox too stronglye When a man's position and not his principles determines his policies, it is indeed time for new leadership. The hour grows lates Will you allow partisan politics to stop you from helping the state of Georgia defeat Lester Maddox? My hope is that you will reconsider the position which you have taken, and then publicly support the best qualified candidate-~Bo Callaway. aps Thank you for your kind attention in this matter. Sincerely, 2 yoy L Kirt Jerry 5. Lorentz  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 36 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/1664ad6cd2ebf29f199367357b7445b2.pdf 5ddcdf3254d46a0e1c609bc013298b14 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. - - - - ----- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -----~·- - - - - -- September 29, 1g66 - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - j us t wi tn e s-s-e d the mos t d 1-s-gr ·a-~-e--fu- , inexcuse able per f ormanc e on tel e vision that I - - - - -- - - - a-v-e- e-v-e-r - s-e-e-n -. - New-A-t-l-a-n-t-a--a-nd- th-e · ho-l-e----w·o-rr·- - - - - - -- - know what type mayor the cit y o f At lanta has, - - - - - - - --.Q-Rm-e-t-h4ng-t-he--f-i-r-e-men-a-1-r-e-a-cl-y- knew~.- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - -- - - - - - - - -'+-hl-s--e±ee-t-1-0n- p:t>-e-ve-s---tw-0- t-fl-i--Rg-s-:·- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -J.-.- 3.!l;:i-e-p-e-G-p-1-e- a..P.e- n-O-t -l-8-a-s-eG-w-i-t-h-t-he- -- - - - -- - - way g overnment officials are backing mob rule. 2. Block voting is·· completely ine ff ective ben t be p eople are i nt e ras.ted 1n an~ e..L.ec.t i..on,_ _ _ _____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __....___....._..wu.,__....,.,_--"-""c..,__~......__.,_hLI-.>e,.1. __ p~r~i~v~1~1~e.,_,_._ d ge o f vating_in_.CL-- - -- - - - city election. to votin in I shall certainly b e lo o kin~ forwa ~a c , JJ-;;- --_ r ~ Ruth c. S olomon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - -- -- - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - -- - - -- - -- - -- - - - - - - - - - - - -------- - - - - - -- - - � 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 29, 1966 —_—_—_—\—\— Sion ie oe j a = =H d-the most disgraéeful, inexcuseable performance on television that I have-ever-seens _Now Atianta—eand the whole worlda— know what type mayor the city of Atlanta has, —_—_—_————-sonething-the—firemen-eiresay nC We ee This election proves two things: - ——$$—___—___——1,_The—-people—are not pl sesed with +6 —— way government officials are backing mob rule. : UL 7 ie Block voting is completely ineffective amoeba. _w hen the people are interested in an election... — a I have never had the priviledge of voting in a city election. I shall certainly be looking forward _to voting in the next one. Sincerely, _ Ruth C. Solomon _  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 35 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/d968c2f7214f57a4c695b2ff8d719fe3.pdf 52bbde4066da15444584ad5623850793 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. P. o. Bo x 2012 MACON, GEORGIA 31203 The Laney Company SINCE 1945 DISTRIBUTOR OF "UNFORGETTABLE" ADVERTISING SPECIALTIES BUSINESS GIFTS AND CALENDARS AREA CooE 912 - PHO N E 745-8840 Oct 1 1966 Mr Ivan Al len City Hall At l an ta 1:a. T)ear Mr ll en : IV:ore can di date s f or pub li c office are elected by such bl as ts as you de live ed befor e a TV came ra a few days ago than by t~eir own efforts . You not on ly bl a st ed Mr Maddox but the voters t hemse l ve s . They rlo not reac t any more fav orably than you or I would to being called " i gn~ant , backwa rd , foolish etc . " vour b l as t ~ot I ' d be wi lling to b€!at l east one quart e r mill.i on vot es fo r ~rr Maddox . Ral ph McGill has apparently become a psychopath i n his hatred of the South . He came South ful l of nislike and false opinions of the peopl e of the South and has gro¼TI st ead ily worse -the reason i s because no one pays him an~ at t ention except the e~ro agit at orshe only hardens the) heart of Southerners to cling to their ideas of preserving ouJ;.--fierublic and our race . They are "Stu pie ,r enough to believe th ~ inte ~ra tion wi J.l des troy our nation quicker that segregation . 1le all rec o i:_;ni ze the Negro as ein~j:;he cancer that wil l bankrupt and make of thi s nation the sorries,one on earthThe have not nations are those tha t are e ithe r e~ro , or have ~egro blood i n their ve ins. The v6ters fo r Mr Maddox are trying to resist the steadily ti~htenin~ noose of ?ederal ~ictato rship on every an~le of our lives even to running small community afi'ai.i rs . 1,1 many resY'ec s the di ctatorship clamped on us by a foo lish fede al government is mor~ brut al t han anyt~ing beh ind the iron curt a in . Keep blasting Jvir Al l an , let Ralph and the rest of his ;'_Yedi tors and columnists" keep up vilifying the Sout h and its traditions and they will e lect Mr Maddox by the bi gge st landslide ever known . This is respec tfully submitted as my opinion and may perhaps be of a teeny bit of value to you. )~cere~~Yo urs, / · ~ . PS The biggest orders I ever got and the best business frmends I have ever had came after complimenting my competitor and praising whate ver they had bowi;ht from him. It just dont pay to knock. � 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 2012 MAcON, GEORGIA 31203 The Laney Company SINCE 1945 DISTRIBUTOR OF “UNFORGETTABLE” ADVERTISING SPECIALTIES BUSINESS GIFTS AND CALENDARS AREA CODE 912 - PHONE 745-8840 Oct 1 1966 Mr Ivan Allen City Hall Atlanta Ga. Near Mr Allen: More candidates for public office are elected by such blasts as you delivered before a TV camera a few days ago than by their own efforts, You not only blasted Mr Maddox but the voters them- selves. They do not react any more favorably than you or I would to being called “ignorant, backward, foolish etc." Your blast got eae willing to be/at least one quarter million votes for Mr Maddox. Ralph McGill has apparently become a psychopath in his hatred of the South. He came South full of dislike and false opinions of the people of the South and has grown steadily worse-the reason is because no one pays him any. attention except the Negro agitators- he only hardens the, heart of Southerners to cling to their ideas of preserving ou erublic and our race. They are "Stupid"™ enough to be lieve thé@/intecration will destroy our nation quicker that segresation. We all recognize the Negro as being the cancer that will bankrupt and make of this nation the sorries/one on earth- The have not nations are those that are either Nesro, or have Negro blood in their veins. The voters for Mr Maddox are trving to resist the steadily tightening noose of Federal dictatorship on every angle of our lives even to running small community affairs. In many respec s the dictatorship clamped on us by a foolish federal government is moré brutal than anything behind the iron curtain. Keep blasting Mr Allan, let Ralph and the rest of his editors and columnists" keep up vilifving the South and its traditions and they will elect Mr Maddox by the biggest landslide ever known. This is respectfully submitted as my opinion and may perhaps be of a teeny bit of value to you. Sincerely Yours, do 4 PS The biggest/orders I ever got and the best business friends I have ever had came after complimenting my competitor and praising whatever they had boucht from him. It just dont pay to knock.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 34 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/6f2337ef6bad79a7740ec6740f41f6b7.pdf 185bb41a1aeef1a9374f0db0fd442992 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Moultrie, Georgia September 30, 1966 Mr . Ivan Allen M yor, City of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia ' Dear Mr. Al l en: If the people of Georgia were surprised over the election of Mr . Lester Maddox as candidate for the Democrat Party, then they were shocked over the statements you made i n your speech Thursday when you called those who voted for him a "combination of forces of ignorance, prejudice, reactioni sm, · etc.". If this were true, then there ce rtainly are a lot of "ignorant" and "people of this type" in the State of Georgia, when over four - hundred-thousand of them voted for Mr . Maddox. It would seem to me that if anyij n e has "tarnished the Great Seal of Georgia " you have by the remarks in your speech when you, a person in your position, made public such statements for the whole nation to hear. For your information, many people of all walk~ of life doctors, lawyers, teachers, and ordinary good citizens whom you w uld call "ignorant" - have said they would NOW vote for Mr. Maddox since hearing your slanderous remarks about the people of Georgia, because they resent you calling all the people who voted for him these names. So you have really defeated your purpose, and instead of causing people to turn against Mr . Maddox, you have caused many to turn their support toward him. I think you owe the people of Georgia an apology for your "name calling" outspoken and uncalled for statement. The people of Georgia do not - cannot not - and will not appreciate any such littleness in anyone, regardless of their position and atanding~. Yours z & .~ � 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 Moultrie, Georgia September 30, 1966 Mr. Ivan Allen M yor, City of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Allen: If the people of Georgia were surprised over the election of Mr. Lester Maddox as candidate for the Democrat Party, then they were shocked over the statements you made in your speech Thursday when you called those who voted for him a “combination of forces of ignorance, prejudice, reactionism, etc.". If this were true, then there certainly are a lot of "ignorant" and "people of this type" in the State of Georgia, when over four-hundred-thousand of them voted for Mr. Maddox. It would seem to me that if any§9ne has "tarnished the Great Seal of Georgia" you have by the remarks in your speech when you, a person in your position, made public such statements for the whole nation to hear. For your information, many people of all walks of life - doctors, lawyers, teachers, and ordinary good citizens whom you w uld call "ignorant" - have said they would NOW vote for Mr. Maddox since hearing your slanderous remarks about the people of Georgia, because they resent you calling all the people who voted for him these names. So you have really defeated your purpose, and instead of causing people to turn against Mr. Maddox, you have caused many to turn their support toward him. I think you owe the people of Georgia an « apology for your "name calling" outspoken and uncalled for statement. The people of Georgia do not - cannot not - and will not appreciate any such littleness in anyone, regardless of their position and standing... Yours trul s. F. C. Veal  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 33 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/d6031a203ee1e878773db9acd3198b0b.pdf b57d6aaecb19cec83ba33e7046a8c223 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I 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 Widlh. dns i Po fap 9. Mp lihiy 2e,/F66 Méarew Sram Glen, Su a Dow Sym! Vy ote tw Aba Prezere anf Tp Drrretov Phot iam Apa he [le ophe 4 Reem pow Ae { fee hk fee podal’, oe a edn A thet us may ‘Le pe Po. Nf, Irth era ey 3 ESF [ro ed le feof ? ow Phewsd ST neptemente 7 Bigot Cece he tap a the res tuB eee Je oe Speck sby tye aig: EE BRN On SM Bast te,  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 32 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/b7c590caf20f7fbc3408f824f393a592.pdf 25f99e46f8cdc95e5057a2de21fd46d8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. John G. Bell Box 251, Route 4 Inman, South Carolina 29349 October 1, 1966 Hon. Iva n All en, Atlanta, Ga ., Dea r Mayor All en, It was my fortune to see a nd hear your most disgusting and uncall ed f or diatribe on C BS in which you expressed your opinion in no uncertain t erms about the result of the re cent primary in Georgia. Ther e is no one who is so intoler ant of other peoples opi nion a s a defeat ed "Liber al II who calls himself a " Modera te". I t seem s t>to me that quite a large percentaee of the populati>on of Georgia is II ignorant 11 a fact which I have never noticed in visits to your city and s t a te. Mr. Maddox who started from scratch and by his own efforts developed his successful business could not have been very ignorant. He may have :n had very little formal education. Did you develop and build your own business 1 It seems that I have read that it was inherited. Under your wise " gtlidance Atlanta has become a "Mecca only to Washington, D. c. ; II for negroes second as soon as they get a majority they will kick the moderate white man r~ out and take it over themselves. I believe that the II running fit" �John C. Bell Box 251 , Route 4, Inman, South Carolina 2934,9 which yo~ had on television the other ni ght will make thousands of votes for Maddox in the coming genera l election. I had been hoping that Calloway would win in November but with the rea ction from you, Mc Gill and Martin Luther King whi ch has appeared in the papers, on radio and televison there might be such a back lash that Calloway wi ll be defeated. Anywa~ either of the Canida t es will be better than your beloved Ellis Arnall. Very Truly yours, � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document John C. Bell Box 251, Route 4 Inman, South Carolina 29349 October 1, 1966 Hon, Ivan Allen, Atlanta, Ga., Dear Mayor Allen, It was my fortune to see and hear your most disgusting and uncalled for diatribe on C B $ in which you expressed your opinion in no uncertain terms about the result of the recent primary in Georgia. There is no one who is so intoler- ant of other peoples opinion as a defeated "Liber al " who calls himself a " Moderate". It seems voto me that quite a large percentage of the population of Georgia is " ignorant " a fact which I have never noticed in visits to your city and state. Mr. Maddox who started from scratch and by his own efforts developed his successful business could not have been very ignorant. He may have » had very little formal education . Did you dev- elop and build your own business ? It seems that I have read that it was inherited, Under your " wise " ghidance Atlanta has become a "Mecca " for negroes second only to Washington, D. C.,; as soon as they get a majority they will kick the moderate white man = out and take it over themselves, I believe that the " running fit" John O. Bell Box 251, Route 4 Inman, South Carolina 29349 which you had on television the other night will make thousands of votes for Maddox in the coming general election. I had been hoping that Calloway would win in November but with the reaction from you, Mc Gill and Martin Luther King which has appeared in the papers, on radio and televison there might be such a back lash that Calloway will be defeated. Anyway, either of the Canidates will be better than your beloved Ellis Arnall, Very Truly yours,  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 31 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/f095feb0644ede6dd1131ae4bfa53fb2.pdf 727f379b9c6c915a152fc7d8203d04e4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Hemphis , Tennessee . September 29 , 1966 . Hon $ Ivan Allen, .ayor , , City of At ant a , At anta , Georgia . Dear Mr . 1' ayor : Ordinarily , it has never been my practice to med~le in the politics of other state s, but since your anti ad.dux ststement was givi:m national pub ici ty tonight , this wil_ be an exception . You i ndic ate that Mr . rfa ddux i s incompetent for the ~overnshin . By what standard do you make thi s appraisal~ Perhaps someone like yourself, one with strong appeals for the demogog an irresponsible and auite willing to sacrifice our Ameri c an heritage and future ellbeing for momentary political establishment o I ' ll grant that ~ . l·.addux is not the possessor of such qualities , but having heard him speak in Memphis , I do know that he has good comm.on horse-sense . Like the }bhican Indian , this is a lost quality vhi ch is apoeared with the advent of modern poli ti cians , along with sanity and reason . You refer to "moderation" as be ng espoused by the foundi ng fathers . I f by "moder ation " is meant its modern interpretat on, then perhaps you shouln review your history . But maybe your statement will pi ck up negro votes s The reply·of Mr . Maddux to your statement was un que an , most 1 kely, correct . Indeed , your statement did so d 1 Pe someth ng ha~ded you by the reverend martin luther king . This too , will pick up a lot of negro votes~ and maybe anothe r picture i n the "Constitution. " • Yes , I saw y ou on television during the Atlanta riot . You were a most pitiful sight ru.nning a.round and jumping on cars while trying to reason with mobs of black apes , >1ho had taken over the streets and destroying everything in sight . And to think, Atlanta was the model city where the negro wa~ granted every -lish . But the sands of time are running out with definite signs pointing to th~~of control by the irresponsible lA~. ~ . . Incidentally, what were your official views on Representative Bond's anti - American statements which led to his impeachment? Very truly yours , ' B. L. Fonv:i.lle, 1596 Hyn ers Avenue , Memphis, Tenn . 38111 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document == ae Memphis, Tennessee. September 29, 1966. Hon, Ivan Allen, Mayor, City of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia. Dear Mr. Mayor: Ordinarily, it has never been my practice to medcle in the politics of other states, but since your anti- Maddux ststement was given national publicity tonight, this will be an exception, You indicate that Mr. Maddux is incompetent for the governshin. By what standard do you make this appraisal? Perhaps someone like yourself, one with strong appeals for the demogog and irresponsible and quite willing to sacrifice our American heritage and future wellbeing for momentary political establishment. I'll Brant that Mr. Maddux is not the possessor of such qualities, but having heard him speak in Memphis, I do know that he has good common horse-sense. Like the Mohican Indian, this is a lost quality which disappeared with the advent of modern polititians, along with sanity and reason. You refer to "moderation" as being espoused by the founding fathers. If by "moderation" is meant its modern interpretation, then perhaps you should review your history. But maybe your staement will pick up negro votes. The reply’of Mr. Maddux to your statement was unique and, most likely, correct. Indeed, your statement did sound like something handed you by the reverend martin luther king. This too, will pick up a lot of negro votess and maybe another picture in the "Constitution." j Yes, I saw you on television during the Atlanta riot. You were a most pitiful sight running around and jumping on cars while trying to reason with mobs of black apes, who had taken over the streets and destroying everything in sight. And to think, Atlanta was the model city where the negro was granted every wish. But the sands of time are running out with definite Signs pointing to roe control by the irresponsible 19%, Incidentally, what were your official views on Representative Bond's anti-Americen statements which led to his impeachment? Very truly yours, B. L. Fonville, 3596 Mynders Avenue, Memphis, Tenn, 38111  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 30 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/7843f0dd3fd6b1d31fba426984b1e0d5.pdf 58caedd5394e22622672c1ebe5c34359 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. PHONE: Libe rty 8-4433 ~fik,nn 143.215.248.55 - ® ~~ ~ OF ATHENS ATHENS, GEORGIA YOUR HOST FROM COAST TO COAST ® �PHONE : Libe rty B-4433 YOUR HOST FROM COAST TO COAST ® � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Ph Cae) “Bdock OU)" aed dant tebeios WAS hee peer all akan ChE Fille Tied oLy. St A) Cowmanrle Xwun ie Ted Othe, SL GG LAMAR, that? UR HOST FROM COAST TO COAST»   Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 29 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c69b0a1d05f26407078506a684264f9a.pdf d7d824fb92b09764dff11931523338f1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Atlanta, Georgia September 17, 1966 nr. Lester Maddox P.O. Box 1212 Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Maddoxa Enclosed is a donation of four dollars. According to an article I read, you started a very successful restaurant business on a four dollar investment. It is hoped that t~is four dollars will help get the four dollar donations coming in for your campaign from people who can not afford more, but want to ,. help get Georgia and America back on their fe et. . Mr . Maddox; the people who voted f or you on September llt, 1966, are proud You have stood alone against tremendous odds of political and newspaper power and also a class ot rock throwing, fire setting, looting scavengers who seem . ., determined to undermine and sink this count ry of ours in a bed of quicksand to a point of no return. ot you. I am an ex-service man, having participated in two battles with some of the best trained, most dedicated Americans in living mamory. My two battle stars repre se nt the same things you and Governor George Wallace have been fighting for. It is my opinion that you have the full support of every red-blooded American who has the courage to stand up for his or her country. Now lets get back to the four dollars. I think since you started a business with four dollars, and Georgia was the fourth state of the Original 13 States, the numeral FOUR should ba your campaign number. Tha late W~.nston Churchill always held up twofingers and formed a "V" for victory. I think it would be proper for the Lester Maddox supporters to hold up four fingers to indicate a DOUBLE VICTORY. I will not use language of the street, but I am sure there must have been a lot of people who were born out of wedlock who did not vote for you in the Governors election, however, with the inherited culture, attitude, am traditions on which Georgia and America were founded, it ia my opinion that you will be a winner in the November election without their vote. Sincerely, Just an ex-marine. -·- -, ~- � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Atlanta, Georgia September 17, 1966 Mr. Lester Maddox P.O. Box 1212 Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Maddox: Enclosed is a donation of four dollars. According to an article I read, you started a very successful restaurant business on a four dollar investment. It is hoped that this four dollars will help get the four dollar donations coming in for your campaign from people who can not afford more, but want to help get Georgia and America back on their feete | Mr. Maddox; the people who voted for you on September 1), 1966, are proud of youe You have stood alone against tremendous odds of political and newspaper power and also a class of rock throwing, fire setting, looting scavengers who seem determined to undermine and sink this country of ours in a bed of quicksand to a point of no return. I am an exeservice man, having participated in two battles with some of the best trained, most dedicated Americans in living memory. My two battle stars represent the same things you and Governor George Wallace have been fighting fore It is my opinion that you have the full support of every redeblooded American who has the courage to stand up for his or her country. Now lets get back to the four dollars. I think since you started a business with four dollars, and Georgia was the fourth state of the Original 13 States, the numeral FOUR should be your campaign number. The late Winston Churchill always held up two fingers and formed a "V" for victory. I think it would be proper for the Lester Maddox supporters to hold up four fingers to indicate a DOUBLE VICTORY. I will not use language of the street, but I am sure there must have been a lot of people who were born out of wedlock who did not vote for you in the Governors election, however, with the inherited culture, attitude, and traditions on which Georgia and America were founded, it is my opinion that you will be a winner in the November election without their vote. Sincerely, Just an exemarine.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 28 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/7e07a7a4ba26153ed792bcde57e376e4.pdf 411f81e6dfd19fc52060a741e6b5c7a3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Ndguitle, AE . a a a i allt, 4. La oh oi Labh, ae yeu made be Aebrecie de gerusl Ricki”, Yio wondec he. Laid, sf pdm cok et thew: Joug (Sagre) Muexe 2b, B belhe v0 haga 23, 3+ wats Hat only tke, pov eet | shut uf, i, Hcl pa ee ote we  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 27 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/48499623566bf9dc29b3dc75e8576599.pdf 08f9d6100e93b4b3c1e1945188d8b523 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Hollywood Maryland September 30 1966 Mayor Ivan Allen Atlanta Ge:orgia. My Dear Mr.Mayor; To a Man,who as a. st,: uipling youth,ahouldered a Springf iel<f carbine and wslkedl post clown behind the· old Atlanta Brewery in the wee small hours of the. morning,protec-ting negroe& :from the wrath of' the whites,which had be.en f'ire<i up to the boiling point blf the raping of six or seven white women in just a few days-twas many years ago-it is almoa·t ineredi ble that the mayor of' Atlanta coul~ have made such a specious,scathing attack on the prima ry victory of' Lest·er lla.ddoxo It was a n insult to the elec-torate of" Georg ia.I illcf not suggest that you aga in run f'or public office. Les:ter Maddox is t.ypical of" Georgia--ns, asLo,nce. knew them, no h a tred of neguoea but. strong feeling tha t this is white· mans" eountey,to be run by him and) that social intercourse of' the races has but. mongre-lism for its end. Me thinks,Your Honor tha t you have been par- taking too :freely or· that 'Do Good 'morphia being hande-cf out by that a.oei listic rene·gade· over a t the Coestitution. and that bunch o:f the same fr.om Texas .I f'e·el quite sure Clark Howe ll would not have tolerated sueh 'goins on• Ve~~ Ir~ t~ully KBR A damnyankee f r om !fall Count y � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Hollywood Maryland September 50 1966 Mayor Ivan Allen Atlanta Georgia. My Dear Mr.Mayor; To a Man,who as a stripling youth,shouldered a Springfield carbine and wslked post down behind the old Atlan- ta Brewery in the wee small hours of the morning, protecting ne- groes from the wrath of the whites,which had been fired up to the boiling point by the raping of six or seven white women in just a few days-twas meny years ago-it is almost incredible that the mayor of Atlanta could have made such a specious,scathing attack on the primary victory of Lester Maddox. It was an in- sult to the electorate of Georgia.I wehid not suggest that you again run for publie office. Lester Maddox is typical of Georgians asLonce knew them,no hatred of megroes but strong feeling that this is white mans’ country,to be run by him and that social intercourse of the races has but mongrelism for its end. Me thinks,Your Honor that you have been par- taking too freely of that 'Do Good’morphia being handed out by that socialistic renegade over at the Copstitution. and that bunch of the same from Texas.I feel quite sure Clark Howell would not have tolerated such 'goins on’ afnyankee from Hall County  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 26 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/eaca4dd9b236a3c5dbddc6ccba6ea83d.pdf 80bebf9753f3ac0d4d5c8518cb48e4dd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. SUITE 227, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING DE KALB PEACHTREE AIRPORT CHAMBLEE, I NC. GEORGIA 30001) TELEPHONE 404•451•!5431 September 30, 1966 Mr. Ivan Allen Mayor City Hall 68 Mitchell Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: It was a little surprising yesterday to see the height to which you have assended, that is, to set yourself up as a self-appointed Judge and Jury to try, pass sentence, and condemn 400,000 plus Georgians because of their actions on September 28. First of all, to make the records strai ght, I personally am not a Lester Maddox enthusiast, however, I was surprised and amazed to see you drop to an all time low in your condemnation of certain Georgians. As Mayor of one of the largest cities in the country, I do not feel that you have enhanced the image of Georgia with the statement made to the press with reference to the outcome of Wednesday 's election. Not only that, but it is my opinion that you have mutulated the Democratic party in the state of Georgia bey ond repair. After your releases to the press, I now find myself in a state of confusion wondering who is irresponsible . Surely you are the "Big Man" that many people think . y ou are and will r e tract the statements you made about the stand that some 400,000 Geor gians took on September 28 and somewhere you will look back and see how childish your actions were. To this point, I have had considerable confidence in your ability a s a leader but that confidence has now b e en shaken. What now Mr . May or? ()rsve~ ?:t:L!lres~ley, d Pr e s i dent J LP : r s � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document SUITE 227, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING DE KALB PEACHTREE AIRPORT CHAMBLEE, GEORGIA 30005 INC, TELEPHONE 404-451-5431 September 30, 1966 Mr. Ivan Allen Mayor City Hall 68 Mitchell Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: It was a little surprising yesterday to see the height to which you have assended, that is, to set yourself up as a self-appointed Judge and Jury to try, pass sentence, and condemn 400,000 plus Georgians because of their actions on September 28. First of all, to make the records straight, I personally am not a Lester Maddox enthusiast, however, I was surprised and amazed to see you drop to an all time low in your condemnation of certain Georgians. As Mayor of one of the largest cities in the country, I do not feel that you have enhanced the image of Georgia with the statement made to the press with reference to the outcome of Wednesday's election. Not only that, but it is my opinion that you have mutulated the Democratic party in the state of Georgia beyond repair. After your releases to the press, I now find myself in a state of confusion wondering who is irresponsible. Surely you are the "Big Man" that many people think you are and will retract the statements you made about the stand that some 400,000 Georgians took on September 28 and somewhere you will look back and see how childish your actions were. To this point, I have had considerable confidence in your ability as a leader but that confidence has now been shaken. What now Mr. Mayor? ~ urs very ee (“Joe L. Bessey, Cc President JLP:rs  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 25 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/81198d0ed8c5e568c0ef3ca3cf45a41b.pdf 4e5b1fc08f2bb7ad9960444ee917d7c1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document AovTh » Splits it pil, 22) Hdd bod. now ltd vty hr, Calsrtd wh, ts ; afbds deed gerdin walt sho bef On Ms LLOULEY \  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 24 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/7d0761ccfe1fa777c8eec7935db2db87.pdf 531da0adffd74f3af28907ef40a676c9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 4201 Sou t h Ocea n Boule v a r d Delray Beac h , F lorida Se p tember 30, 1 966 Mayor I v an Alle n At la n ta, Georg ia Dear Sir : Yo ur r e mark s wi th r efe1a1ce t o Mr. Les t er 1a dd ox ' n omi n at i o n , as t e l e vi se d o n the Huntl e y- Brinkle y Report Thursday night, ca ll f or s o me s ort o f a n s wer o I c a nnot d e bate y our c h ar a cter i zation of ! r . Mad d ox as "un quali f ied" bec ause I a m n ot as aware as y o u are of h is pers o n a l exper i e n c e a n d qua litieso But I a m u n der t he i mpression t h at it is because h e supp or t s segreg ation of t h e race s t hat y ou stated his n omin ation was a victory for the f orces of prejudice and ign oran ce o I t i s y ou r e qua t ion o f a b e lief i n r acia l seg reg a t ion wi th ttpre j u dice'.' . a n d ign o r a nc e,. which is i n correc t and i nsuppo r t able . Yes, o f course some o f t he b a ckers o f Mr . Madd ox were i gnora nt a nd prejud iced ( i f y o u mea n by t h e latter ter m te n di n g to ma k e judgme n ts with prior i n vestig ation o f evide nce ) ; s ome backers o f " l iberal " ca n didates a r e equally u n i nf ormed a n d though tle ss . I n f act , the b a l a n ce o f p o we r i n Mr . Madd ox ' vic t o r y mu st h a v e resi de d in o nce r e spec table voters f or " moder a t e " cand i dates . I must with al l g ood will sugge st t h at i t is a gre a ter sign o f igno rance today t o a rgu e i n fa vor o f i n tegra t ion o f {egro and , .bite ra c es than t o oppose it . The facts abo u t t he nature of me n , the physiological a nd me n tal d i ffere nces bet~ee n the Negro a n d \ 'hi te races , and the hist o ri c al evidence o f the di f fering capac i t ies o f those ra c es f o r i n ve n tivene ss a nd the building and ma i nt a ining o f advanc ed civi l izations simply do n o t suppo rt y our viewpoi n t. A g re a t amou nt o f work i n g e net ics , a nthr op ology, a nd o t her f i e l ds o f r e s e ar ch s u pp or ts, on the c o ntr a ry , a poi nt o f view which s e es r ace s as some t i mes marke dly di ffe re nt i n extre mely i mpor t ant ways- -not for purely envi r o nme n tal reas o ns at a l l, b ut by virtue of heredity. I am aware that f o r s ome ye ars it has b e e n fashi o nable t o say t hat ra c es in fact don ' t really e xi s t at all , a n d even if they do there are no signi ficant d i ffe re nces , and in any case whatever di f ferences appear t o exist can be cleared away by a g e neration or so o f social mixing and educati o n . This school o f thought-i f it ca n be dig ni f ied wi t h such an appella t ion--was more or less orig inated by the a n thropologist Boas a n d his s t udents without much factual support , and it wa s give n impetus by the stron g reaction against " racism" f o llowing Hitler's defea t i n the Secon d World War. It is now accep t ed blin dl y by large n umbers �- 2- o f unque st ion i ng pe ople who would be j u s tifiably shocke d if the y kne w the t ruth and its rami f ications . He r e ar e a few o f the b ooks prese nting fac t s wh i ch , i f thoug htfully con sidered , would l e ad t o a c hange i n many o f our gove rnme n t ' s ra c ial p o l ic ies-- unless , of course , our gove rnme nt is mo tivated by something o ther tha n g e nu i ne con cern f or truth a nd f or t he wellbeing o f our ci t i z e n s . J . c. Carot hers . The Africa n rHnd i n Health and Disease . Ca rle ton ~ . Co o n . The r igi n o f Race s . arc ell e Ge b er . " De ve l opp e me n t p s y cho-mo t eur d e l ' e nf a n t a fr icai n , " Couri e r , UNESCO , Paris (Jan ua ry 1956 )·, VI , 17 - 2 9 . Au d re y M. Shuey . The Te s ting o f Ne gr o Int e llige n ce. Na than i el We yl o The Negr o in Ame rican Civ i lization •. An olde r b ook , but o n e wh i ch sti ll has a gre at deal o f val i dity , i s Lothrop St o ddard ' s The Ri si ng Ti d e of c olor . Ma n y pertinent articles will be found i n " The Manki nd Quarterly 11 , 1 Darna way t o , Edinburgh 3 , Scotla nd . Also i n IAAEE Repr i nts , The International As sociation f o r the Advanceme nt o f Ethnology a n d Eugenics , Inc ., P oO. Box 3495 , Grand Ce n tral Station, Ne w York, N. Y. 10017 . ( One repri nt o f partic ul a r i nterest is "Social cience Testimony in the Desegregati o n Cases--A Reply t o Prof e ssor Kenneth Clark, " by Ernest van den Haag .) Publications of the Na tional Putnam Letters Committee , Suite 9 08 , 1730 K St o, NoW., Washingt o n , D.C. are c ertainly worth study . Though The uicide o f the West , by James Burnham, does not concern itsel f primarily with racial matters, it is quite releva n t to the poin t I am trying to make . There are many more materials easily accessible to anyone searchi ng f or them i n a u n iversity or large public library. The me n who, in print, opp ose your views, Mayor Allen , are for the mo st part a t the opposi te extreme f rom ign orant or prejudiced. To assure you that I , for example, am not a babbling and unlettered dunce, I must mention that I have an HA , have taught in universities for eight years, have an I Q in the upper 1% of t he population, and am even considered reasonably goodnatured, kind to animals, and even decent to other peop le . I am not motivated by hate, fear of economic competition by less prosperous segments of the population, nor by superstitious clinging to ancestral myths. And I am getting very tired of being indirectly accused of ignorance · and lumped with the KKK by people who will not take the trouble to reco nsider their own prejudices. �-3- If on ly oa e brave public figure such as yoursel f (a nd your courage '.'. as a mply de monstra t ed duri ng the Atla nt a rio t s ) would study the evidence a nd come out ope n ly on the si de of truth, miracles could be worked in the revitali zat ion of our confused a nd sadde ned countryo I as sume you will not have time to a nswer my letter , a nd p e rh aps you will not even have time to read it , but if it should be possible I would Be delighted to hear from you o I would welcome r e fere nces to readings which you feel support vie wpoints differing from mine. Thank you very much . � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document 4201 South Ocean Boulevard Delray Beach, Florida September 30, 1966 Mayor Ivan Allen Atlanta, Georgia Dear Sir: Your remarks with refemmce to Mr. Lester Maddox’ nomination, as televised on the Huntley-Brinkley Report Thursday night, call for some sort of answer. I cannot debate your characterization of Mr. Maddox as "unqualified" because I am not as aware as you are of his personal experience and qualities. But I am under the impression that it is because he supports segregation of the races that you stated his nomination was a victory for the forces of prejudice and ignorance. It is your equation of a belief in racial segregation with “prejudice” and “ignorance” which is incorrect and insupportable. Yes, of course some of the backers of Mr. Maddox were ignorant and prejudiced (if you mean by the latter term tending to make judgments with prior investigation of evidence); some backers of "liberal"! candidates are equally uninformed and thoughtless. In fact, the balance of power in Mr. Maddox' victory must have resided in once respectable voters for “moderate” candidates. I must with all good will suggest that it is a greater sign of ignorance today to argue in favor of integration of Negro and White races than to oppose it. The facts about the nature of men, the physiological and mental differences between the Negro and White races, and the historical evidence of the differing capacities of those races for inventiveness and the building and maintaining of advanced civilizations simply do not support your viewpoint. A great amount of work in genetics, anthropology, and other fields of research supporis, on the contrary, a point of view which sees races as sometimes markedly different in extremely important ways--not for purely environmental reasons at all, but by virtue of heredity. I am aware that for some years it has been fashionable to say that races in fact don't really exist at all, and even if they do there are no significant differences, and in any case whatever differences appear to exist can be cleared away by a generation or so of social mixing and education. This school of thought-- if it can be dignified with such an appellation--was more or less originated by the anthropologist Boas and his students without much factual support, and it was given impetus by the strong reaction against "racism" following Hitler's defeat in the Second World War. It is now accepted blindly by large numbers of unquestioning people who would be justifiably shocked if they knew the truth and its ramifications. Here are a few of the books presenting facts which, if thoughtfully considered, would lead to a change in many of our government's racial policies--unless, of course, our government is motivated by something other than genuine concern for truth and for the wellbeing of our citizens. J. C. Carothers. The African Mind in Health and Disease. Carleton S. Coon. |The Origin of Races. Marcelle Geber. "Developpement psycho-moteur de l'enfant africain," Coumier, UNESCO, Paris (January 1956), VI 2 17-29. Audrey M. Shuey. The Testing of Negro Intelligence. Nathaniel Weyl. The Negro in American Civilization. An older book, but one which still has a great deal of validity, is Lothrop Stoddard's The Rising Tide of color, Many pertinent articles will be found in "The Mankind Quarterly", 1 Darnaway St., Edinburgh 3, Scotland. Also in IAAEE Reprints, The International Association for the Advancement of Ethnology and Eugenics, Inc., P.O. Box 3495, Grand Central Station, New York, N.Y. 10017. (One reprint of particular interest is “Social Science Testimony in the Desegregation Cases--A Reply to Professor Kenneth Clark," by Ernest van den Haag.) Publications of the National Putnam Letters Committee, Suite 908, 1730 K St., N.W., Washington, D.C. are certainly worth study. Though The Suicide of the West, by James Burnham, does not concern itself primarily with racial matters, it is quite relevant to the point I am trying to make. There are many more materials easily accessible to anyone searching for them in a university or large public library. The men who, in print, oppose your views, Mayor Allen, are for the most part at the opposite extreme from ignorant or prejudiced. To assure you that I, for example, am not a babbling and unlettered dunce, I must mention that I have an MA, have taught in universities for eight years, have an IQ in the upper 1% of the population, and am even considered reasonably goodnatured, kind to animals, and even decent to other people. I am not motivated by hate, fear of economic competition by less prosperous segments of the population, nor by superstitious clinging to ancestral myths. And I am getting very tired of being indirectly accused of ‘ignorance’ and lumped with the KKK by people who will not take the trouble to reconsider their own prejudices. If only one brave public figure such as yourself (and your courage was amply demonstrated during the Atlanta riots) would study the evidence and come out openly on the side of truth, miracles could be worked in the revitalization of our confused and saddened country. I assume you will not have time to answer my letter, and perhaps you will not even have time to read it, but if it should be possible I would Be delighted to hear from you, I would welcome references to readings which you feel support viewpoints differing from mine. Thank you very much. Sincerely, baa Bis Fleming Lee Blitch  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 23 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/d8a44cae60ff8b385842d4beda81da89.pdf b91eac7b1fe4d90c5f7897db85814bb1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Atlanta , Georgia Oc tober 1 , 1966 Hon . Ivan Allen, Jr . , Mayor City of Atlanta A tlanta, Georgia Dea r Ma yor Allen: I have a little bo ok out at my house and I find on one of its pages the words of a man much wiser and s marter than I am, which words I quote as f ollows: "He t hat is slow to anger is better tha n the mi ghty ; a nd he that r uleth h is s p irit t han h e t hat t a ke th a city". We a l l make mi sta kes and, in anger, say things which , upon more s ober afte rthought , we did not really mean , and I fe e l sure t ha t you, as my mayor , will meditate y.pon the ve rs e of Prove r bs which I have quoted above . With k ind regards ,~ Your ~~rn,~ m kJ\ 11 391 Cherokee Ave. , S . G. • 'Wia { e / ~~ � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Atlanta, Georgia October 1, 1966 ve a little book out at my house ne of its pages the words of a and smarter than I am, which words S$ "He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city". all make mistakes and, in anger, nh, upon more sober afterthought, we dic mean, and I feel sure that you, will meditate yoon the verse of Proverbs jyuoted above. h kind regards, I am Youngs v, fel ale HF Cherokee farialegs  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 22 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/080c70429654bbd0671ea6a41c2aa2a1.pdf ca092a517015c48ac1f86ea60d4d789f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Atle.ntt\, Georgia, September 30, 1966 ITllll Allen, Jr., Jlayor (?) 0 City ot Atlant , .Atlanta, Geo1•gia. Dear Sirs: . I am trying my best to write this letter without the use of profanity., Your remark, oonoerning the nmdne.tion or I.A,ster Maddox were highly irregular, tal1e, and UUM\rranted., You implied that everyone -voting for !Ire Maddox did not have the inte lleotual ability to di~ti~gui~h the differenoo between day an~ night. I knw the differenoe my1elf and apparently you don't _.,. for you sure don't know the difference between whit~ and bl-.ok., Your stupid and idiotic remarks probably helped Jlro Maddox reooiTe more Toto than he would. ban reo•i ed. In oloei11g let me offer the pl"ftyer that when you go home tonight to your kennel, I hope your mother bites you. You•w oortainly got eno\lgh 1en1 to figure that out. The next time your colored friends shake you off a car, I hope you fall on your eapty head. N tul"8lly, there will be no name. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Atlanta, Georgia, September 30, 1966 Ivan Allen, Jre, Mayor (7), City of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia. Dear Sirs I am trying my best to write this letter without the use of profanity. Your remarks concerning the nomination of Lester Maddox were highly irregular, false, and unwarranted. You implied that everyone voting for Mre Maddox did not have the intellectual ability to distinguish the difference between day and night. I know the difference myself and apparently you don't -- for you sure den't know the differense between white end black. Your stupid and idiotie remarks probably helped Mr. Maddox receive more votes than he would have received. In closing let me offer the prayer that when you go home tonight to your kennel, I hope your mother bites you. You've certainly got enough sense to figure that cut, The next time your colored friends shake you off a car, I hope you fall on your empty head. Naturally, there will be no name,  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 12, Document 21 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 12 Folder topic: Lester Maddox comments | unfavorable | 1966