Description

Letter dated May 27, 1961 from United States senator Albert Gore to an unidentified man in Chattanooga, Tennessee about violence in Alabama during the Freedom Rides. Sentator Gore agrees with the man that the violence "is certainly to be deplored" and mentions efforts "to persuade all involved to adopt the spirit of reasonableness and to avoid provocation." He ends by expressing his hope "that the controversy may be resolved by the courts and with orderly procedure rather than through the medium of mob rule." Identifying information has been removed to protect the identities of private citizens.The University of Tennessee Libraries (Knoxville, Tennessee) is the digital publisher.The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.

Record Contributed By

Albert Gore Research Center (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)

Record Harvested From

Digital Library of Georgia