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September 6, 1966 Atlanta, Ga. II Mayor Ivan Allen c/o The Atlanta Journal Atlanta, Georgia Dear Chief: What a shock, after living six years abroad in a Communist infested area to return and find how little rights we as American Citizens have to express our needs when all else has failedo Yes, you were e l ected to o ff ice by the majority, although at this time I am wondering whyo Whe n a leader obviously cannot execute his position in fairness and cannot be reached in any way to listen and understand the needs of his people , how else do you expect them to reach out, other than the way the Atlanta Firemen a re now doing? Do you r eally feel tha t the s e men a re e x h i biti ng the traits of bad Americans, or can you sit back a nd realiz e that this is the only choice which you a n d many so-called Atlanta ns have given them? Ha d you r a ther the y would u se Molotov cocktail s and proper g a n der , which the Communi st s h a v e u sed very s u c c essf u l ly? Hav e y o u y et realize d that t h ese men are o nly t r y i ng t o t ell the citizens o f Atlanta a n d the men who are supposed to f ill the ir e x ecuti ve off ices with f a i r ne s s and representation f or all t h a t their famili e s n e ed to have a de qua te i n come, t he same as y ou c o l l e ge boys, and a l i tt le t i me to enjoy seein g t heir f u t u re littl e ci t izens grow ? I real l y feel s o rry for you Mr. Allen, for somewhere along t he l ine someone forg ot to tel l y ou abou t the Ind ian t ribe s. We a ll , o r I t hought we a l l knew, 1that e v ery tribe has its Indians and its Chief, b ut what I think t hat you have either forgotten or you are choosing to ignore, is that a good Chief takes care of hi s Indians in every wa y, even to the point that he himself might suffero What's wrong with you???????????

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L .. s: ~ ers cc: Mayor Ivan Allen - Ci ty Hall - Atlanta, Ga4 �