Carbon copy of a letter from Virginia Durr to General Wilton B. Persons, White House chief of staff in Washington, D.C.

Carbon copy of a letter from Virginia Durr to General Wilton B. Persons, White House chief of staff in Washington, D.C.

In the letter, Durr explains the effects of segregation on "dark" international officers who visit Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama: "The simple fact of segregation destroys their whole idea of what America is like, or what they thought America was like. I cannot see how...

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Carbon copy of a letter from Virginia Durr to General Wilton B. Persons, White House chief of staff in Washington, D.C.
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Durr, Virginia Foster; Persons, Wilton B. (Wilton Burton), 1896-1977; African Americans--Segregation--Alabama; Race relations--Alabama; United States--Politics and government--1945-1989; Maxwell Air Force Base (Ala.); Montgomery (Ala.); Montgomery County (Ala.)
description In the letter, Durr explains the effects of segregation on "dark" international officers who visit Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama: "The simple fact of segregation destroys their whole idea of what America is like, or what they thought America was like. I cannot see how the U.S. Government can be put in a position like this, and cannot protect its own uniform and the men in the uniform of its allies against some cheap local politicians, especially when they bring ninety million dollars a year into the community and Montgomery would dry up and be a little cow town if it were not for the Air Force."
spelling Q0000116781Q116781Carbon copy of a letter from Virginia Durr to General Wilton B. Persons, White House chief of staff in Washington, D.C.In the letter, Durr explains the effects of segregation on "dark" international officers who visit Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama: "The simple fact of segregation destroys their whole idea of what America is like, or what they thought America was like. I cannot see how the U.S. Government can be put in a position like this, and cannot protect its own uniform and the men in the uniform of its allies against some cheap local politicians, especially when they bring ninety million dollars a year into the community and Montgomery would dry up and be a little cow town if it were not for the Air Force."1960 May 261960-05-261960-1969Durr, Virginia Foster; Persons, Wilton B. (Wilton Burton), 1896-1977; African Americans--Segregation--Alabama; Race relations--Alabama; United States--Politics and government--1945-1989; Maxwell Air Force Base (Ala.); Montgomery (Ala.); Montgomery County (Ala.)TextCorrespondenceDurr, Virginia FosterVirginia Foster Durr papersLPR28, Box 1Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/12698
title Carbon copy of a letter from Virginia Durr to General Wilton B. Persons, White House chief of staff in Washington, D.C.
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