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if on. W. W. Dumas ' Municiple Bldg. Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Dear Mr. Mayora

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We have taken into careful consideration the content of the · meeting which we had with you several days ago. We feel that

· ., there is some possibility that posi~ive p~o~esa can be made · · -' · pursuant to your suggestions. It is in this light that we

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• I • !. . • I ~ .·. · I . . ··we are cei"tain that you are a.~are of the conditions prevail:lpg

· · · at the Baton Rouge Geneeal Roepital• These conditions nre . · ·· both unnecessary and unlawful. But the most dismaying aspect

.. ' of the situation is its persistence in a period of alleged enlightenment and liberality.

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The conditions of Which I speak are simple to remedy in -that no prolonged administrative negoti~tion or significant change in business policy or economic organization is requied.

· · ··we ther.etore teel that it is fair 1 just · and nec&asary that we insist that a positive written plan be submitted within the next two weeka outlining and implementing methods to achieve the tollovina results•

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(1) ·Th• elimination of separate eating facilities for -----­Negroes and whites; ·

(2) Equal pay for Hegroee arid . ~itea performing similar ., · .. ;.: : workj . ,, ,, '(3) Creation of a system of job promotion for Negro

:"·'' ·employees similar to that existing . for white employees; , , '} i' • ' • ,I

~.' <· •,·, (4) The prohibition of formal 0~ informal harassment of employees asserting their constitutional ri~1ts ;

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'; (5) The assignment of hospital personnel within the hospital without regard to the race of the patient

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· (6) The assignment of patienta .to hospital facilities without regard to raoe in order to eliminate the

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(a) _The existence of a Neg;ro ward known as "4 South"

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(b) The practice of placing Xegro patients in the hallway of "4 South" ~1en that section ia filled in apite of the fact that proper facilities may be available in other parta of the hoapitala

(o) The lack of an infant isolation ward for -----He.:roeaJ

(d) Failure to i.&olate contagious diaeasesJ

(e) Failure to separate Negro diaeaa• patients from Negro sur aery patientaJ

(f) Lack of specialized nursing care.

' :···. , In summary 1 we feel that these condi tiona d~mand ii'""-Odiat.- ­· · ·. · ~ : attention • · HoweTer 1 we are considering your request that

we communicate with you prior to taking any other action that . .. we feel might be necessary • We are , certain . that you ~11 see

··; the merit ot our complaint and take all necessary step~ to • : •• 1 • ; • 1'eotif7 . the condi tiona herein enwnerated • , . · · : · ~· , · ·

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MURPHY W. DELL, President Baton Rouae Chapter, NAACP

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