Telegram from Jackie Robinson to E. Frederick Morrow
In this letter Jackie Robinson cites his misgivings about the proposed Civil Rights Act of 1957.
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WA012 NL PD
1957 AUG 13 AM 6 31
STAMFORD CONN AUG 12
FRED MORROW
THE WHITE HOUSE
AM OPPOSED TO CIVIL RIGHTS BILL IN ITS PRESENT FORM
HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH A NUMBER OF MY FRIENDS WE
DISAGREE THAT HALF LOAF BETTER THAN FONE HAVE WAITED
THIS LONG FOR BILL WITH MEANING CAN WAIT A LITTLE
LONGER UNLESS HOUSE AMENDS BILL HOPE THE PRESIDENT WILL
VETO IT WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE THE MANY TRUE AMERICANS
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