This handwritten letter to the editor by Clarence "Curly" Harris was written in response to an October 3, 1971 editorial in the Durham Morning Herald, entitled "Folly of Racial Balance Busing." In this letter, Harris expresses his agreement with Senator Sam Ervin's position that "massive busing" is not an appropriate means of desegregating public schools, and states that desegregation is a nationwide issue, not just a southern one. Harris cites problems such as transportation, cost, the inconsistent geographic distribution of the minority population, and the concept of freedom of choice. Harris was manager of the Greensboro Woolworth store at the time of the 1960 sit-ins.
Type
text
Original format
correspondence
Original dimensions
8.5 x 11"
Original publisher
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified]
Language
en
Contributing institution
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries
Source collection
MSS141 Clarence Lee Harris Papers, circa 1916-1997
