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April 27, 1971
5109 Sandlewood Drive
Raleigh, North Carolina
The Honorable Warren E. Burger
Chief Justice Supreme Court of the United States
Washington, D. C. 20543
Dear Chief Justice:
I am a concerned and most distressed mother of four children aged
16, 13, 8 and 7 months old, therefore they attend senior high, junior
high and elementary schools.
I am referring to the Supreme Court decision on "bussing" made on
Tuesday April 20, 1971, headed of course by you. Have you or do you
care to hear the feelings of the common people like myself who have
children attending public schools concerning "bussing"?
Let me make one point clear. Just because I live in North Carolina
doesn't mean I'm against integration. For instance, when our children
become sick at school, we naturally have to go pick them up. How many
children in the poorer areas have parents who can afford to come get
their children? Also, nowadays children are engaged in extra activities
after school and this means on thing; the parents traveling back and
forth. Answer this one, who is going to pay for buses? This money
should be used to better and enlarge over crowded schools.
It seems apparent to me and every other person I've talked with that
you are dictated to abd possibly being threatened by a handful of NAACP's,
Communists and liberals. Its the top people in office today that is tearing
our nation and every other nation apart. Its not what the citizens want
and need, its always what the top brass wants to dictate. Do you call this
Freedom? Do you call this Freedom that my children cannot attend the
school of their choice?
Have you ever talked with children in public schools if they want to
leave their friends and neighborhood? I have talked with my three school
age children and they say "no".
I think the time has come that issues such as this one should be
brought to the public to vote on. Then we would have freedom to vote
our wants and needs. This is the only honest and fair way.
Do you have grandchildren who attend public schools or do they attend
private schools? Believe me, this decision is on the lips of everyone I
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| Full Text | April 27, 1971 5109 Sandlewood Drive Raleigh, North Carolina The Honorable Warren E. Burger Chief Justice Supreme Court of the United States Washington, D. C. 20543 Dear Chief Justice: I am a concerned and most distressed mother of four children aged 16, 13, 8 and 7 months old, therefore they attend senior high, junior high and elementary schools. I am referring to the Supreme Court decision on "bussing" made on Tuesday April 20, 1971, headed of course by you. Have you or do you care to hear the feelings of the common people like myself who have children attending public schools concerning "bussing"? Let me make one point clear. Just because I live in North Carolina doesn't mean I'm against integration. For instance, when our children become sick at school, we naturally have to go pick them up. How many children in the poorer areas have parents who can afford to come get their children? Also, nowadays children are engaged in extra activities after school and this means on thing; the parents traveling back and forth. Answer this one, who is going to pay for buses? This money should be used to better and enlarge over crowded schools. It seems apparent to me and every other person I've talked with that you are dictated to abd possibly being threatened by a handful of NAACP's, Communists and liberals. Its the top people in office today that is tearing our nation and every other nation apart. Its not what the citizens want and need, its always what the top brass wants to dictate. Do you call this Freedom? Do you call this Freedom that my children cannot attend the school of their choice? Have you ever talked with children in public schools if they want to leave their friends and neighborhood? I have talked with my three school age children and they say "no". I think the time has come that issues such as this one should be brought to the public to vote on. Then we would have freedom to vote our wants and needs. This is the only honest and fair way. Do you have grandchildren who attend public schools or do they attend private schools? Believe me, this decision is on the lips of everyone I |
