Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10267/34170
| Title: | Letter from Russell B. Sugarmon, Jr., Attorney to Mr. Wade H. Sides, Jr. |
| Contributor: | Sugarmon, Russell B., Jr. |
| Keywords: | Memphis (Tenn.) -- Race relations;Integration;Theatre;Segregation;Letter;Sugarmon, Russell B., Jr.;Willis, A. W., 1925-1988 |
| Issue Date: | 24-Nov-1962 |
| Description: | A letter from Russell B. Sugarmon, Jr. and A. W. Willis, Jr. to Wade H. Sides, Jr. On November 14, 1962, Sugarmon, Willis, and their wives were refused admission to a production of "Gypsy" at the Front Street Theatre; they had been encouraged to buy season tickets because the Theatre had adopted a new policy of non-discrimination. Sides and Attorney Hunter Lane met with the two men and explained that the policy was reversed because admitting blacks had diminished ticket sales. The letter calls for a full vote of the theatre's board of governors and chastises well-educated Memphians for practicing discrimination at a time when blacks are accepted at wrestling matches and jazz events without incident. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10267/34170 |
| Appears in Collections: | Russell B. Sugarmon Collection |
Files in This Item:
| File | Description | Size | Format | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19621124_Letter_from_Russell_Sugarmon_to_Wade_Sides_695_1.jpg | 352.76 kB | JPEG |  View/Open | |
| 19621124_Letter_from_Russell_Sugarmon_to_Wade_Sides_695_2.jpg | 232.25 kB | JPEG |  View/Open | |
| 19621124_Letter_from_Russell_Sugarmon_to_Wade_Sides_695.pdf | 42.68 kB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.