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b7 7 41259 April 24, 1942: " Atchison, Kunsas april 24 ~ 42 urse Franklin BD Roosevelt Dear irs Roosevelt it nas Deen some tine since I wrate you I just had two write tio you. after you ond President Roosevelt referred my letters two Kansas for me two get resignrent back on the “IPs I was resign two work in Deccmber, pass, tow they are trying two put over one of us out in private work employment telling us two work for 25¢ a hour. dh:t about the woman that get 35 & 40 for herd nouSe cleaning work. that not a Pn woman suppose they have get a large family und the husburnd dont get but 3 or 4 dcys a week it was once we could not neld twa jobs when we was on thc WPA now they are asking us two take private employment They are saying they cant pot 2 good vieman two work for then it hus two be a WPa woman. of cuurse I dent have anything tw2 de with Kanscs Law cur supervisor tell us-if wo soy thet we Like “Psa more than ve dy private employment-Te wood get 2 403 layed off right now. Why would that bo why not let us stay on the WP. until the WP, closes and tuen let us get private cmploynont-Ky supervisor told wo that if I wos looking fur Defence work I would have two get vut cf atenisen for there is not any definse work hear hear is ~ soncing ells. Al the time wien iiss NE, our supervisor just taken the joo sie svnt us only two colured # kuxican two do this werk we could not go two tne white. Now sine. tae project is allmost two clese she is sending us tiwe tuc white now befer tin project was talking of being close ag could nV Ect in a white person howe only two colored & Hexican. Vian got ymy references fron the iluad Supervisor of the Projects wiss fae’ rgaret (Pord of wonan and Profcssivnal Projects. J mean two beright with both - the colored & the white - Wo allso have u Organization ncar a fue of the colered people. tney have a Penple wear. I do think it should be done away with... near it is what they are hiding behind hear is the set- up I an sending you. I do hope President Roosevelt got this man and nake hin go two war. he teaches his pecple all owr the US. that they dent have two fipht two help wi this War. they say President Ro wont cnd then two war. they/huve cot thire National card sign . A Cae they are flook for thirc”liveing out of tho UnSta they are not fer the tate they ave got tnis for a go behind. this man name is bay in Chicago he can be found. he tulls ali cf his people he w ~ tien ne when two luave this country so they wnt have two fipht, dow two the City Hall they have got thire namc..sign as bay. “Pacy will tell Us that President Hoosevelt will net send 2 Moorish two wareI do think that it snould be done away with. such a organizaticr~ Yorcally do I have tbe nas cf over ono of then - I will send thon two you please keep ny name plaso. Please let mo hoar from you please. if age J