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[Copy of letter from The Interested Citizens Committee, May 24, 1969]

Description: Letter from Interested Citizens Committee to Judge Ray Holbrook requesting that Mrs. Doris Ros be reinstated at her position cleaning the courthouse and be paid for lost wages. He states that is unfair to have still not hired her for the position at the hospital after she was promised the role. He mentions that an injustice for one Black person jeopardizes the rights of all Black people in America.
Date: May 24, 1969
Creator: Interested Citizens Committee; McDonald, A. W.; Henderson, Theasel; Stanton, Mrs. R. H., Jr.; Broussard, Calvin & Johnson, Jesse J.
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Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from A. W. McDonald and T. W. Barker to Galveston County Commissioners Court, April 24, 1969]

Description: Letter from A. W. McDonald and T. W. Barker to Galveston County Commissioners Court discussing an incident that occurred with Mrs. Dorris Rose. She was issued a letter of dismissal from her position as a cleaner at the Galveston County Courthouse. She filed a complaint, and it was found that her conduct did not warrant dismissal. McDonald and Barker suggest that she keep her position but be assigned a new boss.
Date: April 24, 1969
Creator: McDonald, A. W. & Barker, T. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to A. W. McDonald, May 27, 1969]

Description: Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to A. W. McDonald explaining that he called Judge Holbrook was told that Mrs. Rose has refused to take the steps towards being re-employed at the city of Galveston. The Judge agrees with the Commission's decision but wonders if anything else can be done if she does not want to take the steps towards employment.
Date: May 27, 1969
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to J. W. Kearney, May 1, 1969]

Description: Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to J. W. Kearney thanking him for sending the letter that explains that his company is an equal opportunity employer. He notes that he had forwarded this information to CO-OP, which is an active group of Black citizens in the area. This letter contains racially insensitive text.
Date: May 1, 1969
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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