(Copy) From Julian Bond to Arthur Bolton, 17 Dec 1968

[handwritten note at top of page: bcc w/enc to: John Brilton, Jet Ernest Pharr Lowell Ware

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JULIAN BOND Representative, District 111 162 Eurahlee Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30314

COMMITTEES

EDUCATION Transportation INSURANCE Surety & Title STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY

[Image]: inner circle: Three pillars supporting an arch, underneath which stands a soldier with musket and bayonet. The text on the arch reads: CONSTITUTION, while the banners wrapped around the pillars read, left to right: WISDOM, JUSTICE, MODERATION. Outer circle: STATE OF GEORGIA 1776

The House of Representatives Atlanta, Georgia

December 17, 1968

Dear sir,

I urgently request that your office investigate the reported seizure and jailing of twojuveniles in Sylvester, Georgia.

Newspaper reports reveal that the two were involved in arguments with fellow students and were held incommunicado without their parents' knowledge. Surely, even juveniles in Georgia, accused of whatever crime, have rights that the state is duty bound to protect.

I am enclosing a copy of the report which drew my attention to this case first for your information.

Sincerely, [signature of Julian Bond] Julian Bond

Attorney General Arthur Bolton Judicial Building State Offices Atlanta, Georgia 30334

enclosure: The New York Times, Dec. 12, 1968