Letter to Roland L. Elliott, Deputy Special Assistant to President Richard Nixon, from Jackie Robinson
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OCR Page 1 of 2JACKIE ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION CORP.
500 SYLVAN AVENUE . ENGLEWOOD. CLIFFS, N.J. 07632
TELEPHONE: 201-871-4216
April 20, 1972
The Honorable Roland L. Elliott
Deputy Special Assistant to the President
The White House
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Elliott:
Thanks for your letter of the 14th. I am sorry the
President does not understand my concern. Black
America, it seems, comes up short as Presidents
study or give time to fashion standards that are
designed to help all Americans when in reality it
is a smoke screen.
Black America has asked so little, but if you can't
see the anger that comes from rejection, you are
treading a dangerous course. We older blacks,
unfortunately, were willing to wait. Today's
young blacks are ready to explode! We had better
take some definitive action or I am afraid the
consequences could be nation shattering.
I hope you will listen to the cries of the black
youth. We cannot afford additional conflict.
Jacking Jackie Sincerely, Robinson Robinson