Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S406

Description

Letter from leaders of the Maddox Foundry & Machine Works in Archer, Florida to Governor Spessard Holland, commending him on his endorsement of Governor Frank M. Dixon's stance on President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Executive Order 8802. The order, signed by Roosevelt on June 25, 1941 to prevent racial discrimination in the nation's defense industries during World War II. The writers of this letter declare that the people of the South will never "submit" to coexisting on terms of equality with African Americans (here termed Negroes).

Date

1942-08-20

Format

Letters (correspondence)

Coverage

Florida during World War II (1939-1945)

Topic

Slavery And Race Relations

Subjects

Dixon, Frank Murray, 1892-1965
Race relations
Racism
Sectionalism (United States)--Public opinion
Segregation

Geographic Term

Alabama