Letter from John M. Brooks, NAACP Registration Director to voter registration activists, Mississippi, July 7, 1958
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Letter from John M. Brooks, NAACP Registration Director to voter registration activists, Mississippi, July 7, 1958
Description
Letter of encouragement from John M. Brooks, NAACP Registration Director following a meeting he attended in Mississippi.
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Dear Friend:
My meeting with you in Mississippi was an inspiration to me. It proved my belief that, "if people are given a clear picture of the voting situation, they will cooperate".
The people in Meridian and Jackson are well on their way toward increasing their voting strength and becoming first-class citizens. Your future activities will tell what Y O U are going to do in your city. Talk to your neighbors and invite them to join your group. A large attendance will be an inspiration to all concerned.
It is my sincere hope that your organization will be a guiding light for other communities all over Mississippi to follow. IT CAN BE DONE would be the wrong words to us, IT WILL BE DONE because of Y O U.
Sincerely yours,
John M. Brooks
NAACP Registration Director
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Dear Friend:
My meeting with you in Mississippi was an inspiration to me. It proved my belief that, "if people are given a clear picture of the voting situation, they will cooperate".
The people in Meridian and Jackson are well on their way toward increasing their voting strength and becoming first-class citizens. Your future activities will tell what Y O U are going to do in your city. Talk to your neighbors and invite them to join your group. A large attendance will be an inspiration to all concerned.
It is my sincere hope that your organization will be a guiding light for other communities all over Mississippi to follow. IT CAN BE DONE would be the wrong words to us, IT WILL BE DONE because of Y O U.
Sincerely yours,
John M. Brooks
NAACP Registration Director
Creator
Brooks, John M.
Source
M 296, Box 2, John Mitchell Brooks Collection of NAACP Files 1957-1978, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
Date
1958 July 7
Contributor
Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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Brooks, John M., “Letter from John M. Brooks, NAACP Registration Director to voter registration activists, Mississippi, July 7, 1958,” Social Welfare History Image Portal, accessed April 26, 2024, https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/469.