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Letter from Elene Mintz to Priscilla Stephens, May 1, 1960

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Letter of support from Elene Mintz, a sixth grader from Bayside, N.Y., to Priscilla Stephens.

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Mintz, Elene

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Kruize, Priscilla Stephens, 1938-

Date

1960-05-01

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Civil disobedience
Civil rights movements--Public opinion
Solidarity

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Bayside (New York, N.Y.)

64-53 215 st.

Bayside 64, N.Y.

May 1, 1960

Priscilla [Stephens],

I feel very sorry for you, however, I think you did the right thing. You deserve service in a store, as much as anyone else.

My name is Elene Mintz and I'm in the sixth grade. I think the Negros deserve as much rights as the whites.

I hope you write back. You were very brave in not [accepting] bail.

Yours truly,

Elene [illegible, torn]

P.S. My friend Debbie [illegible, torn] writing to your sister.

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Letter from Elene Mintz to Priscilla Stephens, May 1, 1960

Subject

Civil rights movements--Public opinion

Solidarity

Civil disobedience

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Letter of support from Elene Mintz, a sixth grader from Bayside, N.Y., to Priscilla Stephens.

Creator

Mintz, Elene

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State Archives of Florida, Collection N2015-1

Date

1960-05-01

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letters (correspondence)

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eng-US

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n2015-1_b001_f09_39

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Postwar Florida (1945-1968)

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64-53 215 st.

Bayside 64, N.Y.

May 1, 1960

Priscilla [Stephens],

I feel very sorry for you, however, I think you did the right thing. You deserve service in a store, as much as anyone else.

My name is Elene Mintz and I'm in the sixth grade. I think the Negros deserve as much rights as the whites.

I hope you write back. You were very brave in not [accepting] bail.

Yours truly,

Elene [illegible, torn]

P.S. My friend Debbie [illegible, torn] writing to your sister.

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Bayside (New York, N.Y.)

To

Kruize, Priscilla Stephens, 1938-

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Mintz, Elene. Letter from Elene Mintz to Priscilla Stephens, May 1, 1960. 1960-05-01. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/331206>, accessed 23 July 2025.

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Mintz, Elene. Letter from Elene Mintz to Priscilla Stephens, May 1, 1960. 1960-05-01. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/331206>

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