Description
Draft of a letter from the Stephens sisters to the editor of the African-American newspaper The Pittsburgh Courier discussing their imprisonment, demonstration at Woolworth's and donating a dollar to the Dollars for Dignity fund.
Creator
Due, Patricia Stephens, 1939-2012Kruize, Priscilla Stephens, 1938-
To
Prattis, Percival Leroy, 1895-1980
Leon County Jail
Tallahassee, Fla.
April 7, 1960
Mr. P.L. Prattis, Editor
Editor of the Courier
P.O. Box 1828
[Pittsburgh] 30, Pa
Dear Sir:
We are two of the six students jailed in Tallahassee, Florida for protesting lunch counter discrimination (sitting-in at Woolworth's).
We would like to commend your ardent support in this grave crisis that is facing the world today (that is, the equality of all men).
We feel honored that we are able to sit in jail for sixty days for such a worthy cause. And we are willing to do it again and again as long as it is necessary.
We enclose one dollar ($1.00) for Dollars for Dignity Fund.
Chicago Manual of Style
Due, Patricia Stephens, 1939-2012. Draft Letter from Patricia and Priscilla Stephens to the Pittsburgh Courier, April 7, 1960. 1960-04-07. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/331107>, accessed 23 June 2025.
MLA
Due, Patricia Stephens, 1939-2012. Draft Letter from Patricia and Priscilla Stephens to the Pittsburgh Courier, April 7, 1960. 1960-04-07. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/331107>
AP Style Photo Citation
(State Archives of Florida/Due)
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