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Letter to Governor Graham from Maureen Ruland expressing sadness about the verdict in the McDuffie case
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Dear Governer Gram,
I am writing to you Because I think you people are wrong by Letting those four police man out Because they deserve time. After the killed MacDuffie. They deserve time just Like any other peaple Anyway thats the reason most of these peaple are getting killed. those police man' do not deserve to be running around after they killed someone. Some policemen take advantage of Black peaple I seen it happen when me and my friend were in front of Treasury they held up a Black man and two Black boys. the man and the kids did what the police man said But they steel Beet the guy and throw the in the car they hit their heads against the metal in the car well any way I hate to see all these Black and white peaple get hurt or killed
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Dear Governer Gram,
I am writing to you Because I think you people are wrong by Letting those four police man out Because they deserve time. After the killed MacDuffie. They deserve time just Like any other peaple Anyway thats the reason most of these peaple are getting killed. those police man' do not deserve to be running around after they killed someone. Some policemen take advantage of Black peaple I seen it happen when me and my friend were in front of Treasury they held up a Black man and two Black boys. the man and the kids did what the police man said But they steel Beet the guy and throw the in the car they hit their heads against the metal in the car well any way I hate to see all these Black and white peaple get hurt or killed
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well I hope you could put a stop to it. My name is Maureen Ruland And I A 12 years old.
Sincerely
Maureen Ruland.
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
GOVERNOR'S CORRESPONDENCE LOG 32919
DATE LOGGED: 5/23/80
NAME OF WRITER: RULAND M
DATE RECEIVED: 5/23/0
SUBJECT: MCDUFFIE
ASSIGNMENT: LG
DATE DUE: 0/00/0
ACKLGMENT SENT:
ASSIGNED BY: MRS. SUE TULLY, C.C.
INSTRUCTIONS: HANDLE APPROPRIATELY
ACTION TAKEN:
[return address]
M. Ruland
4716 S.W. 33rd Ave.
Ft. Lauderdale 33312
[address]
Governor R. Graham
State Capitol
Tallahassee, Fl.
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Ruland, Maureen. Letter to Governor Graham from Maureen Ruland expressing sadness about the verdict in the McDuffie case. 1980-05-22. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/326673>, accessed 31 January 2025.
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Ruland, Maureen. Letter to Governor Graham from Maureen Ruland expressing sadness about the verdict in the McDuffie case. 1980-05-22. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/326673>
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(State Archives of Florida/Ruland)