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November 7, 1967
Mrs. Almena Lomax 1215 South Tremaine Los Angeles, California 90019
Dear Mrs. Lomax:
It has been a pleasure to receive the Lomax Poll.
I would like to try an idea of mine out on you and get a reaction. I have begun to think about the establishment of a journal of political affairs in the South with particular interest in poverty and race. The publication would be monthly and would feature a review of governmental acts--city, county and state--in each of the Southern states, insofar as acts of governments had some relationship to racial affairs.
We would not, for instance, be interested in the action of the legislature of Mississippi raising the price of fishing licenses or even in their promoting a new authority to handle the sale of bonds for some industrial development, unless of course, we could show that the license fee discriminated against Negroes and that the leading members of the authority were members of the Citizens Council.
Each issue would try to detail some aspect of the Southern governmental, political scene. For example, two issues this past summer would have dealt with the Negro candidacies in Mississippi; why some succeeded and others failed as well as a discussion of prospects for the future.
I have been wondering about what prospects there were for succeeding with such a venture and whether you had any suggestions for its operation. I hope you can find a few minutes to jot down a few criticisms or suggestions.
Sincerely,