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Letter from Sarah Fairfax to Patricia Stephens, April 4, 1960

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Letter of encouragement from Sarah Fairfax of Englewood, N.J. to Patricia Stephens praising Patricia's courage.

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Fairfax, Sarah

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Due, Patricia Stephens, 1939-2012

Date

1960-04-04

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Civil rights movements--Public opinion
Civil rights--Religious aspects
Solidarity

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Englewood (N.J.)

Mrs. William Fairfax

109 Park Avenue

Englewood, N.J.

April 4, 1960

Dear Patricia,

Your peaceful struggle for the rights + dignity you long deserve, has not gone unnoticed by many of us in this section of the country.

I do want you to know [illegible, torn] are all very proud of each of you for your courageous stand.

May God bless + protect [illegible, torn] one of you in this test [illegible, torn] fight against wrong.

Most sincerely,

(Mrs.) Sarah Fairfax

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Letter from Sarah Fairfax to Patricia Stephens, April 4, 1960

Subject

Civil rights movements--Public opinion

Solidarity

Civil rights--Religious aspects

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Letter of encouragement from Sarah Fairfax of Englewood, N.J. to Patricia Stephens praising Patricia's courage.

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Fairfax, Sarah

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State Archives of Florida, Collection N2015-1

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1960-04-04

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letters (correspondence)

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eng-US

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n2015-1_b001_f09_46

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Postwar Florida (1945-1968)

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Mrs. William Fairfax

109 Park Avenue

Englewood, N.J.

April 4, 1960

Dear Patricia,

Your peaceful struggle for the rights + dignity you long deserve, has not gone unnoticed by many of us in this section of the country.

I do want you to know [illegible, torn] are all very proud of each of you for your courageous stand.

May God bless + protect [illegible, torn] one of you in this test [illegible, torn] fight against wrong.

Most sincerely,

(Mrs.) Sarah Fairfax

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Englewood (N.J.)

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Due, Patricia Stephens, 1939-2012

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Fairfax, Sarah. Letter from Sarah Fairfax to Patricia Stephens, April 4, 1960. 1960-04-04. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/331102>, accessed 22 July 2025.

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Fairfax, Sarah. Letter from Sarah Fairfax to Patricia Stephens, April 4, 1960. 1960-04-04. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/331102>

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