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Septembe r 1 7 , 1906 Br or:1en , Go or gi a. 1 ,o.yor I vo.n llon At l anta. , Ge orgi a. Si r; As o. c i t i z n of Ge orgi a v, ho l ov e s t l o.nt o. , pcnni t me t o c ongr o.tulD.te you up on t ho e x c e l l e nt r1rumc r in vrhi ch you que lle d t ho re c ent r a c i a l d istur bru1cos i n yo ur c i t y . Si n ce my vrifo a.nd I -rrnuld like v ery much to cont i nu e comi n g i nto At l o.nta. on p e ri odic shop p i n g t r i p s , I fe e l ·ou should be mad e avro..re of c e rta i n con- d i t i ons nm·r p r e v Ql 6nt ·whic h prohi bits our doi n g so . The small i;roups of Ncsro you ths nho s t o.nd i d l y on str eet c or ner s a nd shout ob s c eni t i e s at po.s sine; vn i t o motor i st s a.r e de fi n i t e ly not c onducive to good r e l ationshi p boti:rn cn At l o.nt o. o.nd ne i ghb orin g ci t ics . Tho strong p os s i b ility of o. bri ck or b ottle b e i ng to s sed int o o. vr i ndshi o ld ho l d s nbs o lutc l y n o a.t t r o.ct i on f or mo , or uny ot h 0r l o.vr a.b i d i ng citi z en . Soon e r or l o.tor o.n enraged mot orist -r, i ll los e contr ol of his sen s e s , a.nd s ome one e lse vril l d i e ; a.n ether riot v.,ri l l e nsue , nd mor e ha.trod vrill bui ld . Friends te l l me that 1~cc;ro youths saun t e r idly a cr os s str e ets i n f r ont of p a ssing co.rs in mru.1y se cti ons of your c i t y , a nd s eemi ng l y dare drivers to run t hem d ovrn . 1:hon o. h orn is s ound ed , thos e ~o gre y ouths sc r orun cur se s , o.idcd by gr ou p s of a du l t s on the s idffiva l k s . Bei ng a n a.c1mi r e r of y our e xc e llent tenur e of office , I fee l y ou should lmovr thes e thi ngs o.re happeni ng i n At l ant a , o.nd that mor e ru.1d mor e p eople o. r e b oc omi n c d i senc hanted -ui th your city be c o.us e of them . Ve ry t ruly y ours , ~ Br emen , Georgi a �