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Letter of encouragement from Hazel Holley of Jamaica, New York, to Priscilla Stephens. Holley says that she sent her son to Bethune-Cookman College to expose him to Southern culture.

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Holley, Hazel

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Kruize, Priscilla Stephens, 1938-

Date

1960-03-12

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African American college students--Political activity
Bethune-Cookman College (Daytona Beach, Fla.)
Civil rights movements--Public opinion
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Jamaica (New York, N.Y.)

171-32 Liberty Avenue

Jamaica L.J., N.Y.

March 12, 1960

Dearest Priscilla,

My prayer is for all of you young students who have dared in face of death to assert your rights under God.

The world is disturbed afresh over all of your noble demonstrations, and the majority wish your desires fulfillment.

Prayer delivered us from slavery and prayer - sincere prayer with financial and voting power as aids will

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Letter from Hazel Holley to Priscilla Stephens, March 12, 1960

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Solidarity

African American college students--Political activity

Civil rights movements--Public opinion

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Letter of encouragement from Hazel Holley of Jamaica, New York, to Priscilla Stephens. Holley says that she sent her son to Bethune-Cookman College to expose him to Southern culture.

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Holley, Hazel

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State Archives of Florida, Collection N2015-1

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1960-03-12

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eng-US

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Postwar Florida (1945-1968)

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171-32 Liberty Avenue

Jamaica L.J., N.Y.

March 12, 1960

Dearest Priscilla,

My prayer is for all of you young students who have dared in face of death to assert your rights under God.

The world is disturbed afresh over all of your noble demonstrations, and the majority wish your desires fulfillment.

Prayer delivered us from slavery and prayer - sincere prayer with financial and voting power as aids will

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(2) Will again be conquerors. I have a son - a freshman in Bethune Cookman this year - He was born in New York but I wanted him to learn something of the way of our negro Southern culture and heritage so - he is there - he now knows something about both cultures. I am sure he desires full freedom for the negro. God bless you, Hazel Holley

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Bethune-Cookman College (Daytona Beach, Fla.)

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Jamaica (New York, N.Y.)

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Kruize, Priscilla Stephens, 1938-

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Holley, Hazel. Letter from Hazel Holley to Priscilla Stephens, March 12, 1960. 1960-03-12. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/329139>, accessed 23 November 2025.

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Holley, Hazel. Letter from Hazel Holley to Priscilla Stephens, March 12, 1960. 1960-03-12. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/329139>

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