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C. R . M. Sheppa rd P . o. Box 466 Tucker, Georgi a 30 084 Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr .. , Mayor City of Atlan ta Atlanta City Hall Atlanta , Georg ia Dear Mayor Allen: I cong r atulate y ou on your spl e ndid e fforts to maintain r a c i al h a rmony i n t h e City of Atla nt a . Your recent c onfrontation wit h ri ot i ng Neg r o mobs was mo st admira ble. However , I a m afra id that y ou do n ot understand Ne gro p sy cholog y . On numerous occa sion s y ou have made ref erence to the g r a ve i n just ices the Ne gr o ha s s uffered ove r the past 20 0 y e ars - a nd this I c a nnot a g ree wi t h e nt i r ely . Th e gr e at e st fav or ever done f or the Negr o wa s to cap ture h i m, t ak e him ou t o f the jungl e and expo se h i m to civ il izat i on - and i n c ide n t a lly, k eep h i m fr om eating a ll of h is re l a t i v e s . These s upp o s ed injustices c on f er on him no r i ght t o mu rde r , r ap e, mu g a nd commi t a rson. I f thi s were not t rue I would pers onally c a r ry out a vendeta agai nst soc i e ty be c ause General Stterman's men murdered my gre at-g randfather, his o ld e ts s on ( 16), burned his home, ki l l ed hi s live-st o ck and l eft a widow with three little -ch ildren. This i n deed was an inj u sti ce but it d oes not g i v e t he righ t to g o to Ch icago and t h row b ott l es a t the p olice f or ce, k ill loca l r es i dent s or set fire t o the Conrad Hi l t on Hot e l. While on a c tive duty , during Worl d War II , we had a c onstant problem with Qu art ermas t er Negr o troops r ioting after consuming a few bottles of beer . I was assigned the task of breaki n g up these Saturday ni g ht melees and I accomplished the mission in just t wo weeks . It was n ot done b y talking n i c ely to thes e me n , it was done however with a l anguage that they understand. I urg e y ou to use a firmer hand in dealing with these situations or face the alternative of losing c omplete cont rol of the situation. I am gravely concerned with the state of anarchy that prev ai ls throughout the nation. Unless our political leaders exercise firm controls, without regards for the value of the Negro bloc vote at the polls , the United States is g oing to develop into an armed camp and we will all lose as the result of what will take place. Put down revolt among the Negroes as you would if white people were involved and you will overcome some of the deep-rooted and seething resentment that now exists. With best wishes for your continued efforts in dealing with this g igantic problem, I am · ~~--~~ ~ - 0 eppard~ ~ _Q c;...--~ �