- Collection:
- Land of (Unequal) Opportunity: Documenting the Civil Rights Struggle in Arkansas
- Title:
- Adolphine Fletcher Terry's Letter on Racial Situation
- Publisher:
- Fayetteville, Ark. : University of Arkansas Libraries
- Date of Original:
- 1958-04-10
- Subject:
- African Americans--Arkansas
Civil rights--Arkansas
Race discrimination--Arkansas
Segregation--Arkansas - People:
- Bates, Daisy
Mercer, Christopher C.
Thomas, Herbert - Location:
- United States, Arkansas, 34.75037, -92.50044
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Letter from Adolphine Terry describing April 10 meeting of an interracial group at Dunbar Community Center.
Civil Rights -- Integration -- Little Rock Central High School -- African-Americans -- Blacks -- Little Rock (Ark.) -- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People -- Little Rock -- Pulaski
Little Rock, Arkansas April 10, 1958 [ 411 E 7th St.] Mr. Herbert Thomas Highway #10 Little Rock, Arkansas Dear Herbert: For the past two months I have been attending each Thursday morning a meeting of an interracial group at the Dunbar Community Center. This morning we discussed the Thomas Plan and I thought you might be interested in a short report. I think I have the names of all present. They were: white, Dr. Marion Boggs, Mr. J. C. Roberts, from Philander Smith; Mrs. A. J. Fulbright, Mrs. John DeMille, Mrs. Howard Bragg, Rev. C. S. Cartright, Mrs. Kathryne Wells, Mrs. Edith M. Tyra. Negroes: J. C. Crenshaw, H. C. Ray, father of one of the negro students; Chris Mercer, secretary of the NAACP, Louise W. Smith, Bernice A. Moore, M. B. Hicks and Mrs. Daisy Bates. After much discussion the consensus of opinion seemed to be that as far as the State is concerned the Plan has merit. As far as the local situation is concerned however, no one, either white or colored, felt that the negroes should give up what they have gained with so much difficulty in the Central High School. I am sure that Mr. Cartright, who presided over the meeting, can tell you more than I. I had met Mrs. Bates before but I was particularly impressed with her this morning. Many of the negroes want to hold forth at great length on the subject of their wrongs - and of course they have plenty - but that is a waste of time. She knew exactly what she was talking about and has her eyes fixed on the future. Chris Mercer whom I had never met before, is also a very able, well educated young man. I wish you would get in touch with these two people and discuss the plan with them. They would not only appreciate being consulted, but I think you would be interested in what they have to say. Sincerely yours, [Adolphine Terry, signature] - Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.uark.edu/cdm/ref/collection/Civilrights/id/708
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.uark.edu/iiif/2/Civilrights:708/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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