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John Wallace Malone letter to Senators Harry F. Byrd and Walter F. George

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS963f

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a letter that John Wallace Malone wrote to United States senators Harry F. Byrd (1887-1966) of Virginia, and Walter F. George (1878-1957) of Georgia. Both Democratic senators supported racial segregation. In the letter, Malone uses racist rhetoric to argue that "Southern people do not hate Negroes" and that the Federal government should allow states to make decisions regarding race relations. To support his argument, he references instances of supposed racial harmony between Black and white southerners, poll tax laws, anti-lynching laws, voting laws, and school segregation.

Dates

  • 1948 March 1

Creator

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This collection is open for research.

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Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.

Biographical / Historical

John Wallace Malone (1879-1951) was born in Troy, Alabama, to George Yewell Roundtree Malone (1830-1906) and Tabitha Eleanore Malone (1840-1909). In 1903 he married Antoinette "Nettie" Moseley (1878-1928); they moved to Pensacola, Florida, and had two children, George Holcome (1912-1964) and John William Jr. (1906-1947). Malone worked at the First Bank and Trust Company of Pensacola. Additional biographical information has not been determined.

Extent

1 folder(s)

Language

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, 1993

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Processing Information

This collection was processed in 2023.

Title
John Wallace Malone letter to Senators Harry F. Byrd and Walter F. George
Subtitle
ahc.MSS963f
Author
Leah Lefkowitz
Date
January 2023
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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