Jackie Robinson Letter to President Dwight D. Eisenhower - May 13, 1958

This is a letter that Jackie Robinson wrote while he was an executive at Chock full o'Nuts coffee company. He wrote to Eisenhower about his lack of decisive action to enforce desegregation and was commending him on his involvement with Arkansas's Governor using the National Guard to block black students from enter a school that was being desegrated (National Archives). This letter and others he wrote to Presidents shows just how passionate he was about civil rights and the president's ability to move the cause foreword. These documents are important to history because they provide a glimpse into the point of view of an influential person at this point in time. 

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The National Archives

“Jackie Robinson, Civil Rights Advocate.” National Archives, 15 Aug. 2016, www.archives.gov/education/lessons/jackie-robinson/letter-1958.html.

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