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Eleanor Roosevelt — Part 28

65 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Eleanor Roosevelt · 65 pages OCR'd
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\ reno dAalropolitan Life insurance Company aggregating dort. The Cy perinen ths rawventure—B CROW, RICORPO: ; i will gront ailions of dollars of tax exemption to this development to be called Stuyvesant Town. Stanley baacs ond | hove introduced in City Council a law to fore: stall this but it looks like the powers-to-be will put o “bum's rush” on the Board of Estimate when it convenes Wednesday, June 2d. The only thing that con be done now in such short time, is to let the members of the Board of Estimate know that their political future is sealed and doomed cs far as the Negro voter is concerned if they become members of JIM CROW, INCORPORATED. However, in the Board of Estimate three men—LaGuar- dia, McGoldrick, dMorrla—control the majority of votes betwee © tem. Ragordou of how the Brough Preideat ote thane thes emm ul thru southernism in N.Y. C. - WFETHE METROPOLITAN UFE INSURANCE POLICY GOES THRU iT Will BE DUE TO THE VOTES OF FIORELLO LAGUARDIA, JOSEPH MC GOLDRICK AND NEWBOLD MORRIS. This will be @ stab in the back to democracy. It can not go thru unless the Metropoliton Life in ts covenant with the city specifically states i will accapt Negro people. WE ARE NOT GOING TO ALLOW AMERICAN FASCISTS TO aUuaD A SOUTHERN TOWN IN THE HEART OF MANHATTAN. . THIS [S WHAT YOU MUST DO TODAY-—— 1. Write LaGuardia, McGoldrick, Morris. 2. Write Borough President. 2 Stl rong ad te he ide 4. Arrange of Estieate. Let them know their political fuiure is doomed if they vote in favor. &. Pock City Hell ond the ton Weanasdoy, hn Qed, ot 2:30, 6 City park on W june at wae ite Be we Eatneaes secretary © registered letter asking 7. Write Boa Estimate's e for te privilege of speaking. d fie applection for the Portchetwe Devtlopsrent te rons and ond file a Stuveysant Town in Manhattan. Rother have slums in which free people will live han skyscrapers filled with the b bastard air of domestic fascism.
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