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April 24, 1962
Mr. J. Carlton Fleming
Fleming, Robinson and Bradshaw
Johnston Building
Charlotte 2, North Carolina
My dear Mr. Fleming:
Due to your in and out engagements and mine as well, I have not
succeeded in having an opportunity to discuss with you a matter of some importance which I had in mind when I called last week. I find that you are out
today and I must be out tomorrow, so it will be Ihursday at least before we
can attempt to arrange a visit.
Let me state what I have in mind with the hope that you may be thinking of it between now and that time. The Mayor and I are earnestly hoping that
it will be possible for you to assume the Chairmanship of a good strong Sub-
Committee on Economic Opportunities for our Negro citizens. Mr. Brodie Griffith
of The Charlotte News has been Chairman of this Sub-Committee until last month
when he asked to relieved of the Chairmanship (not membership on the committee)
due to a very heavy schedule which he has during the spring. The membership of
the committee, in addition to Mr. Griffith, is Mr. C. D. Spangler, Mr. Fred
Alexander, Mr. Charles Lowe, Mr. I. D. Blumenthal and Mr. Paul Johanson. One
new member was added at the last meeting, Mr. James Nelson of the Douglas Aircraft.
Our four other Sub-Committees working under the overall Mayor§s Committee on Community Relations are: One on Health, one on Education, one on
Housing and one on Crime.
The purpose of the Sub-Committee on Economic Opportunities is to seek
to explore areas of the city where employment opportunities suited to abilities
and training might be opened to a good many of our young Negro men and women who
must now leave the state to secure such employment. Such investigation as has
been made of the matter is encouraging. I would believe that without much
publicity it would be possible to encourage a number of our larger concerns in
the city to add gradually to their employment rolls men and women from the Negro
race. Already certain concerns have adopted this plan as has the city.
Object Description
| Title | J. Carlton Fleming correspondence |
| Series | Series 2, Dr. John R. Cunningham correspondence |
| Digital Collection | Charlotte Mayor's Committee on Race Relations Papers, 1960-1965 |
| Creator | Cunningham, John R. (John Rood), 1891-1980 |
| Date Created | 1962-04-24 - 1964-03-02 |
| Series Description | This series consists of correspondence from and to the Reverend Dr. John R. Cunningham, chairman of both mayoral committees. |
| Collection Description | Charlotte mayor (from 1957-1961) James Saxon Smith formed the Mayor's Friendly Relationship Committee (MFRC) in response to student organized sit-ins at lunch counters in some of uptown Charlotte's major white-owned establishments on February 12, 1960. By July 1960, the MFRC had helped the lunch counter owners and student protesters come to an agreement which resulted in the integration of many of Charlotte's lunch counters. The work of the committee continued and expanded to explore broader community issues, and was renamed the Mayor's Community Relations Committee (MCRC) in 1961. This collection comprises papers related to the establishment and work of both committees, and includes correspondence, committee minutes, memorandums, pamphlets, and research materials on the subject of race relationships. |
| Subjects--Names |
Cunningham, John R. (John Rood), 1891-1980 Brookshire, Stanford R., 1905-1990 Smith, James Saxon |
| Subjects--Organizations |
Charlotte (N.C.). Mayor's Friendly Relationship Committee Charlotte (N.C.). Mayor's Community Relations Committee Johnson C. Smith University |
| Subjects--Topics |
African Americans--Segregation--North Carolina--Charlotte Civil rights--North Carolina--Charlotte Discrimination in public accommodations--North Carolina--Charlotte Race discrimination--North Carolina--Charlotte Civil rights movements--Southern States--History--20th century Municipal government--North Carolina--Charlotte |
| Subjects--Locations |
Charlotte (N.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century Charlotte (N.C.)--Politics and government--20th century |
| Coverage--Place |
Charlotte (N.C.) Mecklenburg County (N.C.) |
| Box Number | 2 |
| Folder Number | 65 |
| Language | eng |
| Object Type | Text |
| Digital Format | Displayed as .jp2, uploaded as .tif |
| Genre | manuscripts (document genre) |
| Finding Aid | http://www.cmstory.org/sites/default/files/Manuscript/Mayor%27s%20Committee%20Race%20Relations.pdf |
| Original Collection | Mayor's Committee on Race Relationships papers |
| Digital Collection Home Page | http://digitalcollections.uncc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16033coll11 |
| Repository | Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library |
| Digital Publisher | J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) |
| Rights | These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study. The digital reproductions have been made available through an evaluation of public domain status, permissions from the rights' holders, and authorization under the law including fair use as codified in 17 U.S.C. section 107. Although these materials are publicly accessible for these limited purposes, they may not all be in the public domain. Users are responsible for determining if permission for re-use is necessary and for obtaining such permission. Individuals who have concerns about online access to specific content should contact J. Murrey Atkins Library. |
| Location of Original | Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library |
| Grant Information | Digitization made possible by funding from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources. |
| Identifier | cml-mcrc-020265 |
| Date Digitized | 2015-08-27 |
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| Title | cml-mcrc-020265-1 |
| OCR Transcript | April 24, 1962 Mr. J. Carlton Fleming Fleming, Robinson and Bradshaw Johnston Building Charlotte 2, North Carolina My dear Mr. Fleming: Due to your in and out engagements and mine as well, I have not succeeded in having an opportunity to discuss with you a matter of some importance which I had in mind when I called last week. I find that you are out today and I must be out tomorrow, so it will be Ihursday at least before we can attempt to arrange a visit. Let me state what I have in mind with the hope that you may be thinking of it between now and that time. The Mayor and I are earnestly hoping that it will be possible for you to assume the Chairmanship of a good strong Sub- Committee on Economic Opportunities for our Negro citizens. Mr. Brodie Griffith of The Charlotte News has been Chairman of this Sub-Committee until last month when he asked to relieved of the Chairmanship (not membership on the committee) due to a very heavy schedule which he has during the spring. The membership of the committee, in addition to Mr. Griffith, is Mr. C. D. Spangler, Mr. Fred Alexander, Mr. Charles Lowe, Mr. I. D. Blumenthal and Mr. Paul Johanson. One new member was added at the last meeting, Mr. James Nelson of the Douglas Aircraft. Our four other Sub-Committees working under the overall Mayor§s Committee on Community Relations are: One on Health, one on Education, one on Housing and one on Crime. The purpose of the Sub-Committee on Economic Opportunities is to seek to explore areas of the city where employment opportunities suited to abilities and training might be opened to a good many of our young Negro men and women who must now leave the state to secure such employment. Such investigation as has been made of the matter is encouraging. I would believe that without much publicity it would be possible to encourage a number of our larger concerns in the city to add gradually to their employment rolls men and women from the Negro race. Already certain concerns have adopted this plan as has the city. |
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