The Atlanta Inquirer

Letters to the
Editor
Statue of Liberty
Cartoon
Dear Editor:
I wish to first congratulate you on the publication and the successful circulation of the Atlanta Inquirer thus far. I have enjoyed reading it. As for the truth you are wanting and searching just as much as any other newspaper
I am enclosing the front page of your last edition and have circled the picture I have very strong objection to. No matter what point you are attempting to get over the only idea that could be conveyed to our children and likewise some adults is that a woman is being kicked and stabbed in the back by a man
This is hardly the way to teach true democracy to our children.
While we are in search for equal opportunities and justice and mercy under the law, we want above all else to realize a love and concern for all who come under the framework of our Federal Constitution and all who come under a watchful eye of a Heavenly Father. It is a great challenge, but we must not forget it is a Divine Promise.
If I can be of any service to you, I shall be happy to give what assistance I can.
Wishing for your continued success, I remain
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Mary Powell
Ed. Note:
Thank you for your letter.
The Statue of Liberty cartoon (last week's issue), like most cartoons, was an attempt to present an idea graphically, through the use of symbols. The evil of segregation which the cartoon attacks has been shown much more sharply in its very real form on television screens and in news- pictures for all to see: earlier, in the physical abuse of children in Little Rock; more recently, in Jacksonville.
We can only hope that very few readers of any age group reacted to our cartoon simply as the mistreatment of a woman by a man.