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1967-10-24 Letter from NAACP Fort Madison Branch

Fort Madison, Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Fort Madison, Iowa  52527
October 24, 1967
Dear Friend;
This is being sent, though you are a civil rights activist, civil rights 'drop out', an inactive member of the NAACP or one of the many who are just plain apathetic.

The local Branch of the NAACP is presenting a dynamic and interesting public personality, in the interest of improving inter-group relations.  Mr. Malvin R. Goode is a speaker who has a message for wll of us, to take a "stand" in the struggle for the rights of man.

...There is a vast amount of work yet to be done because of the undeniable, but painfully inadequate, forward movement we have registered

...The assertion that the civil rights movement is dead is laughable.
...The diagnosis that the civil rights movement has collapsed is libel.  Now, a crisis, which is not unusual in this struggle, is the best testimony to the existence of vigorous life.

...We have a reservoir of strength within our own group as we have proved again and again since 1619.  We showed our colors as early as 1744 when fr Negroes stablished the first scool for their children in Charleston, South Carolina.  Let those who say we have never done anything for ourselve ponder that beginning of a long, heartbreaking struggle upward.

...The path charted by the conditions of the day is not an easy one.  But, I am as certain of winning our way forward at a faster and faster pace as I am of the sunrise.

...The Negro community, its detractors to the contrary, has the capacity to mobilize its resources and its powers.

...Let us be free.

It is our sincere hope that all of you will support this coming event, which will offer much uplifting inspiration to the most dedicated of civil rights workers, as well as alleviate some of the apathy and the complacency, which we know, today!

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Fort Madison, Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Fort Madison, Iowa 52527 October 24, 1967 Dear Friend; This is being sent, though you are a civil rights activist, civil rights 'drop out', an inactive member of the NAACP or one of the many who are just plain apathetic. The local Branch of the NAACP is presenting a dynamic and interesting public personality, in the interest of improving inter-group relations. Mr. Malvin R. Goode is a speaker who has a message for wll of us, to take a "stand" in the struggle for the rights of man. ...There is a vast amount of work yet to be done because of the undeniable, but painfully inadequate, forward movement we have registered ...The assertion that the civil rights movement is dead is laughable. ...The diagnosis that the civil rights movement has collapsed is libel. Now, a crisis, which is not unusual in this struggle, is the best testimony to the existence of vigorous life. ...We have a reservoir of strength within our own group as we have proved again and again since 1619. We showed our colors as early as 1744 when fr Negroes stablished the first scool for their children in Charleston, South Carolina. Let those who say we have never done anything for ourselve ponder that beginning of a long, heartbreaking struggle upward. ...The path charted by the conditions of the day is not an easy one. But, I am as certain of winning our way forward at a faster and faster pace as I am of the sunrise. ...The Negro community, its detractors to the contrary, has the capacity to mobilize its resources and its powers. ...Let us be free. It is our sincere hope that all of you will support this coming event, which will offer much uplifting inspiration to the most dedicated of civil rights workers, as well as alleviate some of the apathy and the complacency, which we know, today!