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Letter from Columbia County Sheriff Ralph P. Witt to Governor Farris Bryant Regarding Local Race Relations, July 29, 1964

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State Archives of Florida, Series S756

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Postwar Florida (1945-1968)

Date

July 29, 1964

Creator

Witt, Ralph Paul, Sr., 1909-1972

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Letter from Columbia County Sheriff Ralph P. Witt to Governor Farris Bryant Regarding Local Race Relations, July 29, 1964

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Race relations

Law enforcement

Civil rights demonstrations

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Letter from Sheriff Ralph P. Witt of Columbia County to Governor Farris Bryant, responding to a letter from Bryant and commenting on local race relations in Columbia County.

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Witt, Ralph Paul, Sr., 1909-1972

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State Archives of Florida, Series S756

Date

1964-07-29

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letters (correspondence)

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eng-US

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s756_b130_f08_54

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Postwar Florida (1945-1968)

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Columbia County (Fla.)

Lake City (Fla.)

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Florida--Governor (1961-1965 : Bryant)

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Bryant, Farris (Cecil Farris), 1914-2002

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Witt, Ralph Paul, Sr., 1909-1972. Letter from Columbia County Sheriff Ralph P. Witt to Governor Farris Bryant Regarding Local Race Relations, July 29, 1964. July 29, 1964. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/346383>, accessed 9 March 2025.

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Witt, Ralph Paul, Sr., 1909-1972. Letter from Columbia County Sheriff Ralph P. Witt to Governor Farris Bryant Regarding Local Race Relations, July 29, 1964. July 29, 1964. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/346383>

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