CORE

Congress of Racial Equality

A National Organization with affiliated local groups working to abolish racial discrimination by direct, nonviolent methods

38 Park Row

New York 38, New York

COrtlandt 7-0408

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Roger N. Baldwin

Algernon D. Black

Allan Knight Chalmers

Grenville Clark

Earl B. Dickerson

Harold Gibbons

E. Stanley Jones

Martin Luther King

Will Maslow

A. J. Muste

A. Philip Randolph

Ira DeA. Reid

Arnold M. Rose

Lillian Smith

Howard Thurman

Goodwin Watson

Jerry Wurf

Charles S. Zimmerman

OFFICERS

Charles R. Oldham, chairman

Henry Hodge, vice chairman

Anna Holden, Secretary

Lula A. Farmer, treasurer

James Peck, CORElator editor

regional representatives

Walter Hayes

George M. Houser

Herbert Kelman

Frank Robinson

Rev. Charles Smith

Earl Walter

STAFF

Gordon R. Carey, field secretary

James T. McCain, field secretary

Marvin Rich, community relations director

James R. Robinson, executive secretary

April 23, 1960 

Dear Pat, Pris, Barbara, and John: 

Pat's letter of April 18 was a tonic. It was almost as good as the orange juice we've been getting lately. Thanks, to John and Barbara.

First, send us your home addresses if you are interested in going to a northern school and we shall get the National Scholarship Fund and Service for Negro Students to work on getting you into a good school. Send us your home addresses in any case since we shall have to send transportation tickets, etc. to you.

I'm so pleased that you are going to come North and tell the country of your experiences. Have already set up 2 speaking dates in New York on May 13. I would hope that you could all get to New York on the 13th and that we could go over your experiences and your future schedule. I'm trying to get lists of union conventions, youth meetings, and other important places where you can speak during the summer.

It is important that you arrive on the morning of the 13. There will be many rallies on May 17 to commemorate the Supreme Court decision. I'm sure that I can arrange for you to speak at some of them if we can get together. If there should be any difficulty about getting to New York by then please let me know. If I don't hear from you I shall go ahead and plan a complete schedule.

Barbara, my wife never got an engagement ring from me so don't be too disappointed about the way you got yours. Just think of all the stories that you will be able to tell about it in the years to come.

I love all of you. 

[Signature] Marvin 

Huett is OK -- go ahead and write the article for him.