Letter from Jerry A. Tanton and C. K. Granade of Pine Grove Methodist Church in Carson, Alabama, to Governor-elect George C. Wallace in Clayton, Alabama.
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@ Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130
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In the letter the men write on behalf of their congregation, asking Wallace to deal peacefully with the school integration issues that will arise during his term of office: "We strongly urge you to dismiss any ideas concerning the closing of any school! We plead with you to use reasonable governance and the courts to resist integration...not force! While we do not approve integrated schools, we abhor the idea of repeating the present Mississippi crisis in Alabama." They point out that his current approach to the matter will only bring difficulties: "Every public statement you make is setting the tone for what is to come. We do not believe that inflammatory and rebellious statements provide the type [of] preparation we need."
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1962 November 4 1962 11 04
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