Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., With Attached Telegrams and Press Releases
This letter includes attached telegrams and press releases regarding the refusal of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) to allow Congressman Bowel's wife, jazz pianist Hazel Scott, to perform in Constitution Hall.
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October 12, 1945
RATIONAL TRUMAN
ARCHIVES AND
RECORDS
SERVICE
Dear Congressman Powell:
I have your telegram in which you inform me that
your wife, Miss Hazel Scott, has been refused the use of
Constitution Hall for a concert on October twentieth.
Artistic talent is not the exclusive property of
any one race or group. One of the marks of a democracy
is its willingnese to respect and reward talent without xPP7480
regard to race or origin.
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We have just brought to a successful conclusion a
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war against totalitarian countries which made recial
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discrimination their state policy. One of the first steps
taken by the Nazis when they came to power was to forbid
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the public appearance of artists and musicians whose
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religion or origin was unsatisfactory to the "Master-race"
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I an sure that you will realize however the impos-
sibility of any interference by me in the management or
policy of a private enterprise such as the one in question.
Very sincerely,
(Sgd) Harry 5. Trummer
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Honorable Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.,
The House of Representatives
Washington, D. C.
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