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- Collection:
- Land of (Unequal) Opportunity: Documenting the Civil Rights Struggle in Arkansas
- Title:
- Herbert L. Thomas Explains Arkansas Plan to Daisy Bates
- Publisher:
- Fayetteville, Ark. : University of Arkansas Libraries
- Date of Original:
- 1958-04-28
- Subject:
- African Americans--Arkansas
Civil rights--Arkansas
Race discrimination--Arkansas
Segregation--Arkansas - Location:
- United States, Arkansas, 34.75037, -92.50044
- Medium:
- documents (object genre)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Herbert L. Thomas writes long letter to Mrs. L.C. (Daisy) Bates highlighting points of contention between over The Arkansas Plan
Racism -- Desegregation -- Integration -- Little Rock Central High School -- African-Americans -- Blacks -- Little Rock (Ark.) -- Little Rock -- Pulaski
April 28, 1958 Mrs. L.C. Bates 806 West Ninth Street Little Rock, Arkansas Dear Mrs. Bates: The Little Rock newspapers have credited you with the statement that I misquoted you in reference to our conversation concerning my efforts to bring about a peaceful and end to the strained relationships between the Negro and white races in Arkansas. I assure you that if I did misquote you such action was not intentional on my part. Furhtermore, I should be very happy to correct any possible misstatement of fact or misinterpretation of your position, if you will be kind enough to provide me with a statement making clear your comments and your position. I had hoped that it would be possible for us to get moving toward a constructive, cooperative consideration of this problem without the need for anyone to quote anyone else, or for anyone to comment publicly concerning the position of any other person. I feel that it is much better, in matters of community interest, for persons concerned to make their views a matter of public record. Two reasons prompted me to seek public forums for a discussion of the plan which I offered: One reason was my understanding that Negroes feel that too many subjects pertaining to their welfare have been handled in past years behind closed doors. In this section, I had nothing to hide. I had no selfish motives. To me a closed-door maneuvering would have been unthinkable, even had it been possible. My second reason that I wanted the leadership pf both races to stand together with courage and with good will and say in effect to the world: “This has become a difficult problem of human relations, but it can be solved, and by working together in a spirit of mutual trust and confidence we will solve it with consequent advantages to both races.” Had we taken such a stand together, then there would have been no reason for anyone to quote anyone else. Our hopes and our attitudes would have been known to all. - Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.uark.edu/cdm/ref/collection/Civilrights/id/1268
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.uark.edu/iiif/2/Civilrights:1268/manifest.json
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact Special Collections for information on copyright.
- Contributing Institution:
- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Libraries
- Rights:
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