Box 4

Scope and contents From the Series: These letters were grouped together and labeled, “Letters to the Editors” by Pauline Young. The letters are arranged chronologically. The majority of the letters are to local and national newspapers, literary and news magazines and library journals. There are letters to publishers - usually related to the exclusion of information about the contributions of Negroes, the derogatory depiction of Negroes, and an effort to get publishers to capitalize the word Negro. There are letters to local...