1 10 1 https://memory.richmond.edu/files/original/ec2ad54e2fe9ea0b9fe84fbf1c42f3bd.pdf 121d111ccd1d44600d5ddf76c1189ff0 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Student Contributor Dom Harrington Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Dabney Lee to Mayor Watkins of Farmville Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lee, Dabney Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1963-09-10 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource correspondence Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Wheeler III, Charles H. Description An account of the resource On September 10, 1963, Executive Director of the University of Richmond Young Democratic Club, Dabney Lee, wrote the Mayor of Farmville, Virginia, William Watkins, on behalf of a black minister, Rev. L. F. Griffin, in Farmville. Lee began the letter by expressing the importance of having an increase in both the quantity and quality of public accommodations in Farmville. He believed that Farmville officials should already know that businesses shouldn't be able to discriminate, and should treat all customers equally, regardless of race. Lee then made a list of requests to the administration of the Mayor: remove discriminatory practices in hiring, "the immediate hiring of colored policemen," end segregation, conduct a study to facilitate better housing for all citizens, and to construct "bi-racial committees...to make progress towards a truly American community." The University of Richmond Secretary-Treasurer, Charles Wheeler III, notified President Modlin of this letter on October 4, 1963. Wheeler had previously had a conversation with Dabney Lee, and Lee claimed that the letter was his idea and the Young Democratic Club did not approve the letter, "but he was sure that was the feeling of the Club." Subject The topic of the resource Anti-racism Discrimination Farmville (Va.) Integration Race relations Segregation Social justice Student organizations Young Democrats Club Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context UA6.2.4.3.29.13-19630910.pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Letter from Dabney Lee to Mayor William Watkins, 10 September 1963, RG 6.2.4 Box 29 Folder 13, University Archives, Virginia Baptist Historical Society. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Richmond (Va.)