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P .o. ~ ox 432 Alexa der City, Al a . 35010 Septe ber 9, 1966. H '1ora ble Iva . Allc: , Jr. , .a yor Atla ~ta , ~eor~ia . Dea r · 'a y 'Jr : I j,a e bee~ rca dLlg f your diffic ulties wit' t ·.c ~.e3rocs i - your city i · rece!'lt da y::;. Perl,a ps ::0w you,;. ill be a ble t u--:dcrsta l1d wtat other citie s have ~·a d to c or..te·1d with not 0;1ly i l" t he South but t 1e e tire U ited St a tes . S i c c you were elected t o t' c office of ··a yor, I ave rea d a ny sta te e·ts you r a de to t he press re 6 a rdi t~c r a cia l situa ti m L · Atla !lta a _d, nf c urse, t ey were l i be r a l i li· e wit: your perso a l vievpoi· t. Tt j_s rc _;r -tta bl t' a t a . y fficia ls h lding 1 i,.,._ offices ave c o d o cd t_ e wa t ·n a cts ')f egro de o strat ors tlc pa st few yea rs. I feel a d professio a l a gigat ors duri c ct'idC;··t t' at your rccc t ri"ts Atla . t a has s .. ,.iWi Y'"'U t 1·at t c e~ro can ot be satisfied. T ·ore you g ive h i , t he ore c wa ··ts or will try t t a kC' c ~ s iderat i .: f t c laws of -,ur citi e s or Sta t e s. Alt oug I . ave diffr:red wit y')U o· . , a ..y of y ur state e ..ts t t c pr ss, I d s i, .c crely heme t l:at ynu will 1 t "back dow· " i your prc s c· t sta .d rtai· st the s· -rc 1r outfit w' ,, s hout " laci· P~wer " a d "w; itr-- D'= ·il" s a ft .• Y ..ur,... v,:,ry truly, JAD/s. �