Letter from former Frank M. Dixon in Birmingham, Alabama, to Governor Chauncey Sparks in Montgomery, Alabama.
In the letter Dixon discusses the recent order from the War Department that ended segregation at Maxwell Field and other military bases: "It is a heartbreaking thing for those of us in the South who realize what the destruction of segregation would mean, and yet are determined to give the negro...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | In the letter Dixon discusses the recent order from the War Department that ended segregation at Maxwell Field and other military bases: "It is a heartbreaking thing for those of us in the South who realize what the destruction of segregation would mean, and yet are determined to give the negro a better break, to have all our plans wrecked by the type of very dangerous thinking which produced this order." |
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