Letters between Sam Evans in Chicago, Illinois, and L. B. Sullivan, police commissioner in Montgomery, Alabama.
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@ Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130
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In the first letter, written March 10, 1960, Evans disagrees with Sullivan's suggestion to close Alabama State College, arguing that the students who recently protested there "are only asking for the rights given them in the constitution of these United States." He then criticizes the attitude of white supremacy, which weakens the country's efforts "to sell Democracity to the world." In the second letter, written March 16, 1960, Sullivan defends his actions during local civil rights demonstrations. He also argues that because of violence in Chicago, Evans cannot "justifiably criticize any other city."
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Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130Keywords
- African Americans
- Alabama
- Civil Rights
- Civil Rights Movements
- Evans, Sam
- Race Relations
- Sullivan, L. B
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