Letter from Charles Mole to the Adjutant General with a Reply by Marcus Ray
This letter asks about the legality of integrating troops on train cars and includes a reply from Marcus Ray, civilian aide to the Secretary of War.
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OCR Page 1 of 416 January 1946
Mr. Charles W. Mole
543 N. W. 34th Street
Miami, Florida
Dear Mr. Mole:
I refer to your letter of 14 December 1945, in which
you pose the question of a possible violation of state
statutes as regards the required separation of races in
certain states.
May I staté that Army Regulations make no distinction
as to either race or color in the furnishing of transporta-
tion, meals or sleeping accommodations. This policy bas
been strictly adhered to by the Office of Transportation.
As precedent for the question you pose, I direct your
attention to the Supreme Court decision in the case of
Mitchell vs. the Chicago Rock Island Pacific Railroad.
It
was declared illegal to change or deny accommodations in
inter-state travel after purchase had been completed. In
this case about which you write the purchaser of transporta-
tion was the United States Government.
I trust that this will answer the questions in your
mind concerning the legality of the incident you report.
Sincerely yours,
Marcus H. Ray
Civilian Aide to the Secretary
of War.
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