“We Negroes are American Citizens - First Class tax payers, but so often we are treated as second class citizens, if there is such.  In our hearts, we would like to know what it is that the White man has against the Negro.  What can we do to make peace with the White man?  We have to live on this earth together.  We can not do without each other.  We as a group, want your friendship, won’t you accept?” Letter to President Dwight D. Eisenhower from Mrs. Floy J. Anderson Regarding Racial Disputes, 10/15/1957 In this letter, Mrs. Floy J. Anderson, who describes herself as Negro, writes about racial disputes including the recent Little Rock School Integration Crisis, being treated as a second class citizens and an incident where she was refused a ride on a Trans-contentintal Railway Bus. via DocsTeach
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“We Negroes are American Citizens - First Class tax payers, but so often we are treated as second class citizens, if there is such.  In our hearts, we would like to know what it is that the White man has against the Negro.  What can we do to make peace with the White man?  We have to live on this earth together.  We can not do without each other.  We as a group, want your friendship, won’t you accept?”

Letter to President Dwight D. Eisenhower from Mrs. Floy J. Anderson Regarding Racial Disputes, 10/15/1957

In this letter, Mrs. Floy J. Anderson, who describes herself as Negro, writes about racial disputes including the recent Little Rock School Integration Crisis, being treated as a second class citizens and an incident where she was refused a ride on a Trans-contentintal Railway Bus.

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    Exactly right, Ms. Floy. Exactly right.
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    Damn, how little have things changed in our world? This actually brought tears to my eyes. I am SO not ready for Monday…
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