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White Citizens councils

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John Crommelin to William F. Knowland Letter

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Identifier: MSS-4736
Scope and Contents This typed letter, sent by retired Admiral John G. Crommelin in his role as trustee of the Elmore County White Citizens' Council (Wetumpka, Alabama), is addressed to Senator William Knowland regarding the Civil Rights Bill that Knowland had sponsored. In the letter, Crommelin accuses Jewish individuals of promoting the bill and claims that Knowland was influenced to sponsor it. He protests the construction of National Guard armories in Alabama, asserting that they could be staffed by federal...
Dates: 1957 March 8