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Letter to Editor
September 23, 1950
The Dayton Citizen
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
What is this article about?
The New Voter's Club in Dayton praises The Citizen's voter registration campaign and urges all eligible Black residents to register and vote to gain power and address racial injustices, citing elected Black councilmen in Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Toledo as examples of progress absent in Dayton.
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Registration Means Power
Editor, The Citizen:
We enjoyed reading last week's issue of The Citizen. All along this fine newspaper has been giving us much-needed guidance in the community. Your campaign to get people registered so they can vote is really a fine one, and should be continued on a year-round basis.
In recent weeks, we have read and heard a lot about many injustices suffered by the Negro people in Dayton. But these things cannot be corrected merely by talking and even writing about them. And they cannot be corrected by delegations going to see the mayor and other officials in City Hall.
What we must do is register every Negro in Dayton who is eligible to vote . . . and then see that they vote. If we do this, we will have voice in community affairs,
and we'll have power when we send our delegations and committees to see men who run the city about correcting the existing evils. If we don't do this, we will remain in the same place some people think we ought to be in.
Many of us have visited other cities and I seen progress people are making there. Right here in Ohio Negroes are forging ahead. In Cincinnati, two city councilmen have been elected. The same goes for Cleveland. In Toledo they have a city councilman. But Dayton has never done anything.
Carry on your fight to get the community registered, and if Negroes have any sense they'll heed your warnings and get busy.
NEW VOTER'S CLUB
Dayton
Editor, The Citizen:
We enjoyed reading last week's issue of The Citizen. All along this fine newspaper has been giving us much-needed guidance in the community. Your campaign to get people registered so they can vote is really a fine one, and should be continued on a year-round basis.
In recent weeks, we have read and heard a lot about many injustices suffered by the Negro people in Dayton. But these things cannot be corrected merely by talking and even writing about them. And they cannot be corrected by delegations going to see the mayor and other officials in City Hall.
What we must do is register every Negro in Dayton who is eligible to vote . . . and then see that they vote. If we do this, we will have voice in community affairs,
and we'll have power when we send our delegations and committees to see men who run the city about correcting the existing evils. If we don't do this, we will remain in the same place some people think we ought to be in.
Many of us have visited other cities and I seen progress people are making there. Right here in Ohio Negroes are forging ahead. In Cincinnati, two city councilmen have been elected. The same goes for Cleveland. In Toledo they have a city councilman. But Dayton has never done anything.
Carry on your fight to get the community registered, and if Negroes have any sense they'll heed your warnings and get busy.
NEW VOTER'S CLUB
Dayton
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Political
Social Critique
What themes does it cover?
Politics
Social Issues
Constitutional Rights
What keywords are associated?
Voter Registration
Negro Injustices
Dayton Community
Ohio Politics
Civil Rights
Electoral Power
Racial Progress
What entities or persons were involved?
New Voter's Club Dayton
Editor, The Citizen
Letter to Editor Details
Author
New Voter's Club Dayton
Recipient
Editor, The Citizen
Main Argument
to address injustices faced by negro people in dayton, all eligible voters must register and vote to gain power and influence in community affairs, as demonstrated by progress in other ohio cities like cincinnati, cleveland, and toledo.
Notable Details
Cites Election Of Black Councilmen In Cincinnati (Two), Cleveland, And Toledo
Contrasts With Dayton's Lack Of Progress
Emphasizes Year Round Voter Registration Campaign