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Letter from Calvin F. Craig, Grand Dragon of Georgia for the United Klans of America, and the response from the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace in Montgomery, Alabama.

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@ Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130

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In the first letter, dated April 5, 1965, Craig writes Governor George Wallace to ask for photographs of the Selma to Montgomery March and for information about the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace. He mentions that he is running for a seat in the Georgia House of Representatives; if he wins, he plans to introduce a bill to form a similar commission in his state. In the second letter, dated April 16, 1965, the secretary of the Commission gives basic details about its formation and activities: "There was much opposition from many sources in the bigining [sic] (we were called a witch hunt committee) but we feel that we have done a good job."
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1965 April 1965 04
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