Letter from J. Jagliarin to President Harry S. Truman
5/28/1948
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A nine-year-old in Brooklyn, NY, sent this letter to President Truman about segregation in Washington, DC. The author described a situation in which children were not allowed into a DC hotel because there were Black children in the group. J. Jagliarin wrote: "I am proud to be an American but this makes me feel ashamed."
Transcript
93-BMay 28, 1948
Dear President Truman,
I am 9 years old and I think it was a disgrace that in Washington 51 children were not let in to a hotel because 4 children were colored. The capital is supposed to be for freedom. I am proud to be an american but this makes me feel ashamed because in my own classroom we made up a play on brother hood.
Sincerly,
J. Jagliarin
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[Drawing of 2 kids]
[Drawing with kid and words "Hotel no room"]
[envelope]
B. FOX
PS 180 16th ave
BKlYN, NY
[3-cent stamp with image of Thomas Jefferson]
[Rubber stamp: BROOKLYN
MAY 29
10 AM
1948
N.Y.]
President Truman
The White House
Washington, D.C.
This primary source comes from the Collection HST-OFF: Official Files (Truman Administration).
National Archives Identifier: 7542724
Full Citation: Letter from J. Jagliarin to President Harry S. Truman; 5/28/1948; Official File 93B; Official Files , 1945 - 1953; Collection HST-OFF: Official Files (Truman Administration); Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, MO. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/jagliarin-truman, April 20, 2025]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
