Read the excerpt from Jackie Robinson’s letter to President Eisenhower.
As the chief executive of our nation, I respectfully suggest that you unwittingly crush the spirit of freedom in Negroes by constantly urging forbearance and give hope to those pro-segregation leaders like Governor Faubus who would take from us even those freedoms we now enjoy. Your own experience with Governor Faubus is proof enough that forbearance and not eventual integration is the goal the pro-segregation leaders seek.
Which best explains the purpose of Robinson’s letter?
to appeal to President Eisenhower for the termination of Governor Faubus from public office
to bring the problem of inequality among African American communities to President Eisenhower’s attention
to request immediate action from President Eisenhower in furthering equal rights for African Americans
to ask President Eisenhower about the eventual removal of all Jim Crow laws