ID# 1297:
 W. Plecker letters to A. Estabrook, about court case of a Colored woman who attempted to "pass for white" on marriage license (8/29/1924, 9/9/1924)
Date:
1924
Pages: (1|2|3|4)
Source:
 University of Albany, SUNY, Estabrook, SPE,XMS 80.9 Bx 1 folder 1-3
W. Plecker letters to A. Estabrook, about court case of a Colored woman who attempted to &quote;pass for white&quote; on marriage license (8/29/1924, 9/9/1924)

Page #2. Dr. Estabrook. We are looking forward with great interest to your report. I also read into the evidence your synopsis of your paper, but unfortunately lost my copy either there or in my office and have forgotten the address of the publisher so that I may secure another one. Your very truly, [signed] State Registrar. WAP:H P.S. Since the above was written the morning paper has come out containing an extract from a paper of Dr. Morris Fishbein of the "American Mercury", in which he ridicules various legal enactments including our Racial Integrity law. I gave the reporter a lot of information when he interviewed me but only a small part of it appears to offset the argument and ridicule which is full. I am enclosing a copy. [end]

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