H. Franklin Bray to Charles W. Chesnutt, 28 January 1931 H. Franklin Bray Stephanie Browner Kenneth M. Price Transcription, encoding, annotations Swift, Bianca Anderson, Antje Weakly, Laura K. McMullen, Kevin Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln The New School 2025 The Charles W. Chesnutt Archive
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 H. Franklin Bray to Charles W. Chesnutt, 28 January 1931 January 28, 1931 Transcription derived from scan of original. Western Reserve Historical Society Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers MS 3370 1 6 Correspondence Simmons, Leona B. Skinner, Floyd H. typed letter signed Bray, H. Franklin Idlewild, Michigan Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell) Cleveland, Ohio Unknown Leona B. Simmons Kevin McMullen proofed Antje Anderson made further corrections Laura K. Weakly review Antje Anderson annotated, made further corrections Bianca Swifttranscribed and encoded
N-A-A-C-P [National Association for the Advancement of the Colored People] IDLEWILD, MICHIGAN
1-28-31
Mr. C. W. ChestnutChesnutt 9719 Lamont Ave. Cleveland, Ohio
My dear Mr. ChestnutChesnutt:

The Idlewild Branch of N.A.A.C.P. has just closed the first four full days of battle in the Lake County Court House for Justice and Equality.

A twelve year old crippled colored boy has been assaulted with a base ball bat by a white male school teacher and the father intimidated to the extent that he feared to prosecute. The N. A. A.C.P. entered immediately, had the teacher arrested and employed a very brilliant, powerful colored lawyer in the person of Floyd H. Skinner of Grand Rapids.

Cost to date is more than Two Hundred Dollars and we are compelled to seek aid from every available source; Branches, clubs, societies, churches and individuals. Won't you rush us all the aid possible at once?

Yours for Justice, H. Franklin Bray President Leona B. Simmons Secretary