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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1985
Page
3
A racially charged letter urging white resistance to integration triggered a police probe in Philadelphia. Officials said a Quakertown sender used a post office box as return address while Mayor Goode condemned the letter and racial violence that began in late November amid protests around Black and interracial families.
In Southwest Philadelphia a white neighborhood fights back as non whites arrive, amid protests, letters and counter rhetoric. Police investigate threats while a task force and local clergy urge peace as a black couple’s home was set ablaze and demonstrations continue.
A Southwest Philadelphia resident describes receiving a racist white resistance letter and expresses anger that it came from an outsider. She says neighbors fear ongoing unrest, values hard work, and worry the mailer will worsen local trouble.
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