Postcard from "Anon" ("a white citizen") to L. B. Sullivan, police commissioner in Montgomery, Alabama.

In the message the anonymous writer advocates the murder of African Americans to "teach them that they...have no rights whatever." The writer praises South African authorities, who "turn the machine guns" on black citizens "and mow them down by the scores," and also rec...

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Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
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spellingShingle	Alabama documents Postcard from "Anon" ("a white citizen") to L. B. Sullivan, police commissioner in Montgomery, Alabama.
fulltopic	Alabama documents Sullivan, L. B.; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; Alabama--Race relations; White supremacy movements--Alabama
description	In the message the anonymous writer advocates the murder of African Americans to "teach them that they...have no rights whatever." The writer praises South African authorities, who "turn the machine guns" on black citizens "and mow them down by the scores," and also recommends reviving "the old-time Southern custom of lynching."
spelling	Q0000025063 - Q0000025064Q25063 - Q25064Postcard from "Anon" ("a white citizen") to L. B. Sullivan, police commissioner in Montgomery, Alabama.In the message the anonymous writer advocates the murder of African Americans to "teach them that they...have no rights whatever." The writer praises South African authorities, who "turn the machine guns" on black citizens "and mow them down by the scores," and also recommends reviving "the old-time Southern custom of lynching."1960 March 231960-03-231960-1969Sullivan, L. B.; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; Alabama--Race relations; White supremacy movements--AlabamaTextCorrespondence; TelegramsNachman, M. RolandM. Roland Nachman, Jr., records from New York Times vs. Sullivan and related casesLPR252, Box 1v32895Alabama 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/3443
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Postcard from "Anon" ("a white citizen") to L. B. Sullivan, police commissioner in Montgomery, Alabama.

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