Correspondence from Butler to Chambers

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Matter
- Gingles
Case
- Thornburg v. Gingles
U.S. state
- North Carolina
Collection
- Case Files
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- 96fa8c3a-dd92-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873

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Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Working Files - Guinier. Correspondence from Butler to Chambers, 1986. 96fa8c3a-dd92-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/aabbeba3-eacf-4d24-b26f-bfc0a7b75aae/correspondence-from-butler-to-chambers. Accessed December 06, 2025.

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Surcn Butlcr DirectorJuly 14, 1986

Mr. Julius L. Chambers
Direetor-Counsel
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
99 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10013

Dear Mr. Chambers:

Congratuletions on your stunning Supreme Court victory in Thornburg v. Gingles. You,
Lani Guinier and the entlre LDF staff have made a major contrlbution ln the struggle for
equel rights for minorities.

While we are very impressed with the many aeeomplishments of your organization and
your voting rights program in partieular, the Foundation will not be able to aet favorably
on your request for funding at this time. The Foundationfs ineome is less than antieipated
this year beeause of depressed earnings of Best Produets Co., Inc. As a result, we have
had to make even more diffieult ehoiees

I hope that you realize that our denial does not in any way refleet on the quality of your
progtam. We simply eannot fund every good project that comes to our attention.

Although we must rejeet your grant request at this time, we would appreciate being kept
informed of LDFrs work.

Anne Morrison joins me in applauding your superb vietory and in wishing you eontinued
sueeess.

Sineerely,

BEST PRODUCTS FOUNDATION

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Susan L. Butler
Director

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