1929 Letter from W.A. Plecker to Virginia citizen
1929 Letter from W.A. Plecker to Virginia citizen: "Commonwealth of Virginia
Bureau of Vital Statistics
State Department of Health
Richmond, VA
December 26, 1929
William T. Adcock
Amherst Virginia.
Dear William:
I received your letter of October 30th 1929 in which you say that 'We have decided to lose the last drop of blood we have in us before we will be classed as colored'.
In order to know upon what grounds you considered yourself white, I wrote to you twice asking you to tell us who was your mother and who was her mother. You did not reply to either letter as we certainly expected you to do if you are attempting to maintain that they are white. I did not however ask you that because we did not know but simply to see what you would say. "
Bureau of Vital Statistics
State Department of Health
Richmond, VA
December 26, 1929
William T. Adcock
Amherst Virginia.
Dear William:
I received your letter of October 30th 1929 in which you say that 'We have decided to lose the last drop of blood we have in us before we will be classed as colored'.
In order to know upon what grounds you considered yourself white, I wrote to you twice asking you to tell us who was your mother and who was her mother. You did not reply to either letter as we certainly expected you to do if you are attempting to maintain that they are white. I did not however ask you that because we did not know but simply to see what you would say. "
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