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Eleanor Roosevelt — Part 4
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_ that most of the negroes at the college are regularly buying war bonds |
. dn the county would d inmediatedy report the matter to the sheriff. ~~
always asking = od about going to the Army and
.- and. that they all are willing to assist in the war effort in any way
-. that they can and would not take advantage of the situation to organise ©
a club which would demand equal rights with white workers. .'
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agitation among the negroes for the organisation of an Eleanor Club, |
‘and that 12 pny such agitation cropped up, he and other loyal negroes: © he
i ot = .
been furnished by. _ :
further sdvised t that .
this county rin
He has made it a point of
what they would Like to do after they get into the Army. Nine out of
ten of the negro QB state that they hate the Japs worse than anyone: ~
else and only want an opportunity to meet with the Japs, The doctor feels .
sure that there has been no agitation among these negroes along the line
of telling them that the Japs are also of the colored race and are ‘aie
to the negroes. The doctor stated that on every Friday atggiia he.
treats negroes with venereal diseases and that he always engages rn
in conversation and learns about their activities, In his opinion, aot
one out of ten of the negroes in this county want social equality, nor
such as the Eleanor Club, From all of his contacts and inguiries, he
feele certain ‘that such a club does | Rot exiat in Jefferson County,
AT FAYETTE, MISSISSIPPI _ tt
both
stated that they do not believe that an Eleanor Club has been organized
in Jefferson County. They have made inquiries concerning this among
their negro informants throughout the county anc feel that these —
informants are sincere in: stating that m such club has been organised,
advised that they and
reat pract. all of the negroes in Jefferson County
. Countye
would one out of ten of them have anything to do with an organization - ;
and that they are always on the alert for any agitation or the organization —
of clubs among such negroes, From observation and inquiry made by then,
they have came to the conclusion that x no Eleanor Club exists in Jefferson 7
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