Letter from Edwin Strickland, "a disgusted American," to Attorney General Robert Kennedy.

Letter from Edwin Strickland, "a disgusted American," to Attorney General Robert Kennedy.

Strickland would later serve as the staff director for the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace. In the letter he criticizes federal intervention during civil rights demonstrations in the South: "...with callous disregard for state soverignty [sic], you will appease the Red-ridd...

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Letter from Edwin Strickland, "a disgusted American," to Attorney General Robert Kennedy.
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Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968; Strickland, Edwin; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Civil rights--Southern States; Alabama--Race relations; Alabama--Politics and government--1951-; Civil rights movements--Alabama; Civil rights movements--Southern States; Communism; Democratic Party (U.S.); Southern States--Race relations; United States--Politics and government--1945-1989
description Strickland would later serve as the staff director for the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace. In the letter he criticizes federal intervention during civil rights demonstrations in the South: "...with callous disregard for state soverignty [sic], you will appease the Red-ridden NAACP and left-wing minority groups to the extent of invading a soverign [sic] state with more troops than we currently have in Laos and West Berlin combined." He specifically mentions an incident involving U.S. Marshals in Montgomery, which "just missed being a large and bloody riot." He accuses the Kennedy administration and civil rights activists of assisting the Communists (both intentionally and unknowingly), and he points out a shift in political allegiance: "...your actions have lost the Southern vote for the Democratic Party. Without this vote in 1960, the Democratic Party could not have come to power."
spelling Q0000018327 - Q0000018329Q18327 - Q18329Letter from Edwin Strickland, "a disgusted American," to Attorney General Robert Kennedy.Strickland would later serve as the staff director for the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace. In the letter he criticizes federal intervention during civil rights demonstrations in the South: "...with callous disregard for state soverignty [sic], you will appease the Red-ridden NAACP and left-wing minority groups to the extent of invading a soverign [sic] state with more troops than we currently have in Laos and West Berlin combined." He specifically mentions an incident involving U.S. Marshals in Montgomery, which "just missed being a large and bloody riot." He accuses the Kennedy administration and civil rights activists of assisting the Communists (both intentionally and unknowingly), and he points out a shift in political allegiance: "...your actions have lost the Southern vote for the Democratic Party. Without this vote in 1960, the Democratic Party could not have come to power."1962 October 101962-10-101960-1969Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968; Strickland, Edwin; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Civil rights--Southern States; Alabama--Race relations; Alabama--Politics and government--1951-; Civil rights movements--Alabama; Civil rights movements--Southern States; Communism; Democratic Party (U.S.); Southern States--Race relations; United States--Politics and government--1945-1989TextCorrespondenceAlabama. LegislatureAlabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace recordsRSG00617v9282Alabama 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/2889
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