- Collection:
- Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: The Collection
- Title:
- Letter to Pamela Martin
- Creator:
- Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998
- Date of Original:
- 1963/1964
- Subject:
- Segregation--Alabama
Segregationists--Alabama
Segregation in education--Alabama
School integration--Alabama
Discrimination in education--Alabama
African American schools--Alabama
African Americans--Education--Alabama
African Americans--Segregation--Alabama
African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama
African Americans--Employment--Alabama
Discrimination in employment--Alabama
Discrimination--Alabama
Race discrimination--Alabama
Racism--Alabama
Race relations
Alabama--Race relations--History--20th century
Tuskegee Institute
Whites--Alabama
Governors--Alabama
Junior colleges--Alabama
Trade schools--Alabama
Alabama--Appropriations and expenditures
Industrialization--Alabama
Economic development--Alabama
State rights
African Americans--Economic conditions--20th century
African Americans--Social conditions--20th century
Alabama--Economic conditions--20th century
Alabama--Social conditions--20th century
African American teachers--Salaries, etc.--Alabama
African American teachers--Alabama
Teachers--Alabama
Teachers--Salaries, etc.--Alabama - People:
- Martin, Pamela, resident of Cedar Springs, Michigan
- Location:
- United States, Alabama, Montgomery County, 32.22026, -86.20761
United States, Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery, 32.36681, -86.29997
United States, Michigan, Kent County, 43.03216, -85.5493
United States, Michigan, Kent County, Cedar Springs, 43.22336, -85.55142 - Medium:
- texts (document genres)
letters (correspondence) - Type:
- Text
- Description:
- "Wallace, Governor of Alabama, replies to Martin's request for literature on the subject of segregation in the South. Informs Martin that the Governor's office does not have any material on the subject of segregation, stating "we have never had a problem here in the South except in a very few isolated instances and these have been the result of outside agitators." Declares "I personally have done more for the Negroes of the State of Alabama than any other individual." Cites the creation of new jobs and high salaries for Alabama's teachers during his term as Governor. Rationalizes segregation by stating "White and colored have lived together in the South for generations in peace ... They each prefer their own pattern of society, their own churches and their own schools-- which history and experience have proven are best for both races." Typed in blue ink. Authenticity questioned."
Gilder Lehrman Document No.: GLC00295.
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- Gilder Lehrman Collection (Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (New York, N.Y.))
- Contributing Institution:
- Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
