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144 East 36 Street
New York, New York 10016
September 29, 1966
The Honorable Ivan Allen
Mayor of Atlanta
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Mayor Allen:
Your statement today concerning the primary vistory
of Maddox only adds to my already high estimation of your
integrity, honesty, and dedication to your job. I was born
in Newnan, Georgia, in 1935, but moved to Washington, D.C.,
in 1941, and now live in New York City. My parents somehow
managed to raise two daughters with no ethnic, religious, or
racial prejudice, As I grow older, I realize what a remarkable
feat this is, because they are southerners, and for many years
the Negro has been considered inferior by a goodly percentage
of southerners, My parents were also poor, and this, I believe,
incresses the incidence of racial prejudice in the south, Poor
whites, I guess, need someone to dispise and look down upon,
This Maddox victory frightens me, I am sure you
must feel this way too. But I take solace in the fact that
obviously there are people in Georgia who realize that you
and the kind of people you typlify should be in office, and
hopefully if there are enough of YORE type, in time all these
difficult times will pass,
I am very proud to say that somewhere in Georgia
aman like you is in public office, I am sure there are
many people in Georgia with a vote who feel the same way.
So stick to your guns. We cannot allow the Maddox's to gain
control, And know that at least one ex-Georgian is on your
gide completely,
Yours very truly,
fire mie Ellen Bals
(Mrs, Eugene D, Balsley)