St. Paul recorder., 1952-08-15
White Man Who
Wed Negro Giri
Asks Projection

SpCoAnlll6 III a 4ulSt NOlSC Sdllilly
told 81 top ranking officials of
the city, police and social agencies
gathered at the offices of the
Urban League of Greater New
York, 202 West 136th Street,
August 4, of death threats he
and his pregnant wife have re-
ceived since moving into the for
merly all-white Marine Terrace
Apartments, Astoria, Queens.
With the room filled with per-
sonal representatives of the
Mayor, Queens Borough Presi-
dent, and other city officials, and
with three high ranking Queens
police officers sitting in front of
him, Slocum accused the police of
inefficiency, arrogance, uncon-
cern and a shocking disregard"
for the safety of his family and
the apprehension of the senders Of
the death threats.
Slocum, a candidate for his
Doctor of Philosophy degree at
Columbia University, and an in
surance agent, is white. Mrs.
Frances Slocum, 81 graduate of
Teachers College, Columbia Uni
versity, with a Master of Arts
degree, is a Negro.
I'VE cannot permit a reoccur-
ance in Queens of the kind of
thing that happened in Cicero,
Illinois, last year" said Edward
S. Lewis, Executive Director of
the League, who presided.
The Slocums moved into their
three-and-a-half room apartment
in the 1900 family development,
partly financed by FILA funds, in
April. On the night of July 4, at
the stroke of midnight, their
phone rang.
This is the xxx. You don't
belong here. Go back to Harlem.
you Niger lover"
Every two minutes thereafter
until 1:30 the phone rang and the
same woman with a phoney
Southern accent" called back.
growing more abusive with each
call.
After the first call, the Slocums
called the police. About twenty
minutes later a patrol car arrived
from the Astoria precinct. The
two patrolmen had ample time to
hear some of the abusive threat
ening calls. Slocum said the two
cops wanted to act Immediately
but upon calling the desk sergeant
they noticeably lost interest.
The sergeant thought it was
just a prank, one of the cops said.
The next day, when Slocum went
to the precinct station, he was
gruffly dismissed without even
being given a chance to state his
business.
| But the Slocums had also called
the Queens Branch of the Urban
League of Greater New York.
| Arthur Wright, Branch secretary,
who heard Slocum's story had
also been busy trying to get police
action. He, too, told the meeting
of insulting treatment and run
arounds" from the police to whom
he tried to tell the story.
A registered letter to Police
Commissioner Monaghan, sent
by Mrs. Slocum. finally got po-
lice protection at the Slocum
apartment, but not before friendly
neighboring housewives took up a
24-hour vigil to protect Mrs.
Slocum and her unborn child.
Since all this has happened, the
Slocums have had their troubles
with the manager of Marine Ter
race Apartments, a Mr.. Richard
Renner, who has accused Mr..
Slocum Of dishonesty in not stat
ing that Mrs. Slocum is a Negro.
On July 28th, the Slocums
found a typewriter note on their
door:
Warning: Niggers get out
and go back to Harlem, some
nerve you had TO come among
white people, also tell your
friends sometime soon they
will be tar put on them and
feathers and as for you, we'll
you better wear a bullet proof
vest when you go out in the fu-
ture. (Signed) Niger Halter"
The warning note has been
turned over to the Queens police.
Assistant Chief Inspector John
J. Mccoy told the group gather
ed at the Urban League that he
would take personal interest in
the case and do everything I
can" to see that the Slocums
have justice.
Slocum asked the participants at
the meeting for two guarantees: {:
D A clear statement from the
Management that he and his wife
would be allowed TO live there un-
molested, and (2) an effective po-
lice investigation Leading to the
apprehension and conviction of
the persons making the threats.