Letter from L. Maynard Catchings to George M. Modlin

Letter from L. Maynard Catchings to George M. Modlin

This letter was sent on April 13, 1954, by L. Maynard Catchings to George M. Modlin, the President of the University of Richmond. Catchings wrote to Modlin regarding racial integration at the university. Catchings was a part of the Student Movement of the YMCA, a Christian organization that "aided students in overcoming racial prejudices" because it is "the basic Christian belief that, all men are brothers under God, and that discrimination on grounds of race creates a serious gap between our belief and our practices." The Student Movement of the YMCA sponsored interracial student-faculty conferences. Catchings wanted to offer his organization’s services to the university and other private, Southern, Christian colleges. He also asked Modlin questions about racial integration at the university.

Letter from L. Maynard Catchings to George M. Modlin, 13 April 1954, RG 6.2.4 box 10, University Archives, Virginia Baptist Historical Society.

1954-04-13

Modlin, George Matthews, 1903-1998

English

UA6.2.4.10-19540413.pdf

Richmond (Va.)