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Governor Fred Hall responded to a letter he had received from Earl Reynolds regarding black representation in and by the Republican Party in Kansas. Reynolds felt black representation was lacking, especially in the third district. Governor Hall, surprised by Reynolds's comments, assured Reynolds that blacks had received an "unusual amount of consideration" during his term as Governor. Although Governor Hall did realize blacks were not represented adequately in the third district he felt that particular issue should be addressed at the local level, not the state level. Concerns with black equality and suffrage were not just southern issues. Nationwide attention at this time was beginning to focus on black equality, particularly on black voting rights, equal representation in political parties and elections.
Creator: Hall, Frederick Lee, 1916-1970
Date: February 28, 1955
Item Number: 214897
Call Number: Governor's records, Hall, Box 6, Folder 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 214897
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Hall, Frederick Lee
Date - 1950s - 1955
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Republican
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Suffrage - Blacks
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Hall, Frederick Lee
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - African Americans - Discrimination
People - Notable Kansans - Hall, Frederick Lee, 1916-1970
Places - Cities and towns - Independence
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Montgomery
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Regions - Southwest Kansas
Thematic Time Period - Eisenhower Years, 1946 - 1961
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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