Box 3, Folder 4, Document 41

Box 3, Folder 4, Document 41

ATLANTA UNIVERSITY
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30314

PHONE 404-523-4303

MULTI-PURPOSE TRAINING CENTER
24 June 1969

The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor, City of Atlanta

City Hall .
Atlanta, Georgia

Dear Sir:

It has come to the attention of the members of the Atlanta
Committee for Cooperative Action that there is a vacancy on the
Atlanta Public Housing Authority. Since a very high percentage of
residents of public housing are black and since there is only one
black member on the Authority, we strongly urge that another black
person be appointed to the Authority. There is an urgent need to
make the Board's actions responsive to the needs of the community.
A new source of thought will facilitate the decision-making process,

A committee, composed of members of ACCA and other key
organizations, requests a meeting with you at the earliest possible
moment to discuss this vacancy and to discuss qualified potential
black appointees,

This matter is extremely important to the black community and
to the city since members of the Public Housing Authority are appointed
for a long period of time.

Sincerely yours,

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Tilman C, Cothran, Chairman
ACCA

ce: Mr, William Bohn
Mr. Charles Palmer
Mr. Alex Coffin, Atlanta Constitution
Mr. John Pennington, Atlanta Journal
Mr. Lonnie King
Mr. Jesse Hill
aaa Alderman Q. V, Williamson

se MG, Senator Leroy Johnson
Rev. Samuel Williams

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