Description
Letter of support from Mrs. Fred T. Jones to the eight jailed students listing the ways she intends to support the students' cause: by refusing to buy at Woolworth and Kress stores, writing to the vice presidents of those chains and contributing to CORE.
Creator
Jones, Fred T., Mrs.
To
Due, Patricia Stephens, 1939-2012
Kruize, Priscilla Stephens, 1938-
Carney, Clement
Larkins, William
Steele, Henry Marion
Broxton, John
Nance, Angela
Broxton, Barbara
138 west 95th Street
Los Angeles 3, California
April 26, 1960
Miss Patricia Stephens
c/o Leon County Jail
Tallahassee, Florida
Dear Students:
What does one say at a time like this to give a group of courage? I can think of nothing because all of you possess and have displayed more courage and strong will than most people can "spunk up" in a lifetime.
I only hope that as I pass up and refuse to buy at Woolworth and Kress stores, write to the Vice Presidents of those chains and contribute to CORE, I am helping in my small way to make what you are going through more worthwhile.
Very truly yours,
(Mrs.) Fred T. Jones
Chicago Manual of Style
Jones, Fred T., Mrs. Letter from Mrs. Fred T. Jones to "Students," April 26, 1960. 1960-04-26. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/331181>, accessed 13 August 2025.
MLA
Jones, Fred T., Mrs. Letter from Mrs. Fred T. Jones to "Students," April 26, 1960. 1960-04-26. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 13 Aug. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/331181>
AP Style Photo Citation
(State Archives of Florida/Jones)
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