Letter from Ethyl Jacoby Hirsch to W. E. B. Du Bois

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Ethyl Jacoby Hirsch to W. E. B. Du Bois
Description:
Hirsch tells Du Bois about the abuse she endured as a child, including getting raped by her guardian; explains that she had always been good to black kids, except for when she was 6 when she called someone a "darkie" to get other kids to like her, which she has been ashamed of ever since; informs Du Bois that she has become heavily involved in the Christian Science Church, and asks Du Bois for his support.
Creator:
Hirsch, Ethyl Jacoby
Addressee:
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Date:
[June 1929]
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 157 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
W. E. B. Du Bois Papers
Series:
Series 1A. General Correspondence
Subjects:
Child abuse
Race relations
Rape
Christian Science
Extent:
14 p.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums312-b157-i150
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Torrington (Wyo.)
Language:
English
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
mums312-b157-i150