Source

State Archives of Florida, Series s204

Description

Correspondence between Mallie Martin and Richard Milton regarding a wagon collision. Richard Milton writes Governor Doyle E. Carlton to explain "one Mr. Ager Hager" hit his wagon while Milton was traveling on Dixie Highway between Titusville and Lagrange, resulting in the death of Milton's horse and injuries to himself and another man traveling with him. Milton writes the local lawyers will not take his case because he is Black, and the other man is white. Mallie Martin, Secretary to the Governor, responds to Milton in that the governor has recommended Milton contact his local officials regarding the matter.

Date

1929-03-28

Creator

Martin, Mallie
Milton, Richard

Format

Letters (correspondence)

Coverage

Depression Era Florida (1926-1939)

Topic

Civil Rights and Freedoms

Subjects

Crash injuries
Discrimination in criminal justice administration
Florida. Governor (1929-1933 : Carlton)
Hager, Ager
Race discrimination
Racism
Traffic accident victims
Traffic accidents
Wagons

Geographic Term

Titusville
Brevard County