Letter to President Dwight D. Eisenhower from Mrs. W. D. Alexander Against School Integration

9 9/27 St. Petersburg, Fla. September 25, 1957 A ack'd President of the United States of America: 11-2-51 The Whitee Housee K. Washington, D.C. Dear President Eisenhower: (Please, Secnetanies, let this letter pass: to the addressee I request myy civil right to contact my leader im the only wey possible formm am humble citizem.) You have been in my ppayens lately. Ii a.m. a mother of school children greatly concerned for the physical safety of my childi- ren evem abovee a good education, which has beem our ultimate goal in life Im this Democnacy with equality, freedoms and the pursuit of happiness ass a foundation; is itt true that w.es would be forced to endanger ( the health, mental attitude and the veryy lives ) our childnem against our will? To sacrifice in war is: horrible enough but this will fam surpass any youth gang war and the loss will be youns and eveny citizen's Children are becoming more conscious of the differences in races tham ever before, fathers ane promising their sons protection im the form of guns 9 mothers ane: weeping to think of the daughters who will be exposed to veneneal disease germs and the immoral ways of life that destroy home life.I believe you arec doing what you think is hest for the entire countiry and that with guidance from Godi you will do right negandless of umpopularity at home on abnoadi. Our forefathens did not: take advice from othern countries as to how to gowern this nation they realized our problems wene specific and had to be met by locali contact. Ii have touned West Point: but I would not pres sumes to give you any military advices, howevern I know of whaet II speak in this letter im no way that you possibly could. Nathions rise and falli. At a certain peak of prosperity decline is preceded by an intermingling of naces, which is not in accord with God's laws. He does not want intermarmiage: nor contributing factors. Separatte and equali education facil- ities ane wanted by both races if givem as chance to say so.