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I I A TLA NTA L IFE l N S URAN G E C O M P A N Y POS T O F F ICE B O X 697 A TLANTA, GE O RGIA 30301 SPECIAL DELIVERY April 4, 1967 JE S SE H ILL, J R. ACT UARY Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: This letter is written as directed by a s pecial conference today of Summit co-chairmen. The Satuxday morning issue of the Atlanta Constitution, Apri l l , 1967 carries the at tached article by Alex Coffin. Included in the article ar e r eferences to an appa r ent interview with you , list i ng t he home addres s of Dr. A. M. Davis and rema rks att ri buted to you a s follows: Davis live s at 592 Wa terf or d Drive NW, which connects wi t h Skipper Drive. "Th a t might inf luence his position," the mayor said . Mayo r All en consider th e ref ere nce an int oler abl e personal "dig" or "s l ur " a ga i nst a dedicated and unselfish leader i n our communi t y a nd a n i nsult to th e Negro community. Dr . Da vis is the pre s ident of t he At lanta Bra nch NAACP . Th e actions and pronouncements made by Dr . Davi s regarding discriminatory housi ng in Atlanta were de ve loped over a month ago at all day conferences long ·before Dr. Davis had knowledge of th e prop osed Skipper Dri ve-Harwel l Road area as a possibl e site. If you were quoted accurately and in the correct context, we feel that you have cast an unfai r aspersion against Dr. Davis and we take exception to this "bad taste " comment. We request that you apologize to Dr. Davis. Very , very few of the busy professionals in our community are willing to offer the service and leadership given by Dr. Davis. In addition the NAACP, our oldest strongest and most serviceable civil rights organization over the years, is one of the major sponsors and member of the Atlanta Summit Leadership Conference coalition . �Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr Atlanta, Georgia Page 2 April 4, 1967 The issue referred to is not where Dr. Davis lives, but the over saturation of the predominately Negro residential areas with public housing projects, which means continued over crowding of schools, thus forcing Negro children on double and triple sessions and built in school segregation in the future. The city of Atlanta must face up to providing housing for "human beings" and not housing for Negroes, and housing for whites as is the case now. The Summit Conference supports the Housing Program of the NAACP. We hope that our relations with you, the fine leadership you have given our city and the cooperation you have given our community will not be damaged at this time. We cannot over emphasize that Dr. Davis did not ict as an individual, he is the elected leader of la r gest paid membership civil rights or civic organization in Atlanta, and we insist that he is respected accordingly . He is acting with a mandate of citizens and leaders. Very truly yours, THE ATLANTA SUMMIT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE Je e Hill, Jr., Co-Chairman Ald. Q. V. Williamson, Co-Chairman Rev. S. W. Williams, Co - Chai r man �