Letter from John Llewellyn

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Title
Letter from John Llewellyn
Content Warning
Racially-violent language, intimidation tactics, racist violence
Description
Written from Ann Arbor resident John Llewellyn to then Mayor Cecil O. Creal, this letter provides a racist argument against the potential passing of a city-wide fair housing ordinance. Of note is a mentioned housing facility at 307 N. State St. in Ann Arbor, where a racist landlord described to Llewellyn her use of a dog to intimidate potential Black residents. Attached to this letter is a response from Mayor O. Creal, which assures Llewellyn that his concerns are heard and will be taken into consideration by city government.
Creator(s) of the Record
John Llewellyn
Cecil O. Creal
Date
August 24, 1993
September 3, 1963
Location
The address of the mentioned housing facility in this letter is 307 N State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104.
Medium
Paper
Type
Manuscript
Subject
Mapping Housing Discrimination
Rights
This digitized copy is generously provided for research purposes by the Bentley Historical Library, the institution charged with overseeing the care of the original document. Copyright for this document is held by the Regents of the University of Michigan.
Rights Holder
Regents of the University of Michigan
Source
Cecil O. Creal Papers: 1958-1968
Bibliographic Citation
Cecil O. Creal Papers, Box 4, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

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