Letter from Andrew S. Evans to President Harry S. Truman

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Description

This is a letter from an eleven year old boy who lives in Washington, D. C. to President Harry S. Truman. In his letter, he asks President Truman to do something about segregated playgrounds in the city. He lives near a playground, but it is at a white public school. The white children will play with him, but the adults will not let him stay at the playground.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Collection HST-OFF: Official Files (Truman Administration).

National Archives Identifier: 7542723

Full Citation: Letter from Andrew S. Evans to President Harry S. Truman; 6/20/1949; Segregation (Colored Question), July 1948-June 1949, OF 93b; Official Files, 1945–1953; Collection HST-OFF: Official Files (Truman Administration),; Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, MO. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/letter-andrew-evans-to-president-truman/, April 21, 2026]

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