Letter, Robert Leon Bacon, Richmond, to Governor Thomas B. Stanley, Richmond

Title

Letter, Robert Leon Bacon, Richmond, to Governor Thomas B. Stanley, Richmond

Description

Robert Leon Bacon described the restrictions that segregation placed on his life and wrote that “Virginia is the mother of presidents but it is not the home of democracy.”

Source

Virginia. Governor (1954–1958: Stanley), Executive Papers, 1954–1958, Acc. 25184. State Government Records Collection. The Library of Virginia. 04-1036-13/14/15.

Date

2 December 1955

Format

Typescript

Original Format

Manuscript

Files

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Bacon ltr 041036_13a.JPG
Bacon ltr 041036_13b.JPG

Citation

“Letter, Robert Leon Bacon, Richmond, to Governor Thomas B. Stanley, Richmond,” Library of Virginia, accessed March 29, 2024, https://lva.omeka.net/items/show/5.