Black History Month Day 15.
Mr. Roosevelt Regrets (Detroit Riot, 1943)
By Pauli Murray (1910–1985)
Upon reading PM newspaper’s account of Mr. Roosevelt’s statement on the recent race clashes: “I share your feeling that the recent outbreaks of violence in widely spread parts of the country endanger our national unity and comfort our enemies. I am sure that every true American regrets this.”
The Literary Nest 