Letter from Chares E. Wilson to J. L. Sullivan

SULLIVAN THE PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS 734 Fifteenth Street NW., Room 706, Washington 25, D.C. Telephone: Executive 3300, Extension 459 ROBERT K. CARR, CHARLES E. WILSON, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY . CHAIRMAN JOHN S. DICKEY, VICE CHAIRMAN FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, Jr., VICE CHAIRMAN MRS. SADIE T. ALEXANDER JAMES B. CAREY MORRIS L. ERNST RABBI ROLAND B. GITTELSOHN FRANK P. GRAHAM MOST REV. FRANCIS J. HASS CHARLES LUCKMAN FRANCIS P. MATTHEWS RT. REV. HENRY KNOX SHERRILL BORIS SHISHKIN MRS. M. E. TILLY CHANNING H. TOBIAS 570 Lexington Avenue New York, N. Y. November 14, 1947 Mr. J. L. Sullivan Fourth and Market Streets Oakland, California My dear Mr. Sullivan: Naturally, on such a broad subject as that of civil rights, there are points in your letter of October 29th on which we agree and others where we do not. The Report of the President's Committee on Civil Rights was the result of exhaustive study and consideration by members of the Committee, which was made up, intentionally, of men and women known to hold definite and greatly diversified views on the various phases of this subject. Of course many compromises were made and a great deal of reconciling of points of view, but in my opinion the Committee did an outstanding job in dealing with the long-standing and perplexing questions which it had to consider. Actinn to implement the Report of the Committee can come only with the consent of the people, expressed through their leaders, and we ask only a fair hearing and a serious discussion of our proposals by the people in all sections of the country. Very truly yours, (RUMAN -NATIONAL CEW:h ARCHIVES SERVICE* RECORDS AND