History

There are too many people saying that Elvis is going to die out. When Elvis does out is when the sun quits burning. You say everybody is forgotten that is once great; George Washington has never been forgotten and nobody can be as great a president or as long remembered as he. Nobody can ever take his place or do what he did. Well, it’s the same with Elvis… Elvis is the king of popularity and we (teens of America) love him and we’ll see he lives forever. Not his body but his name. Adults won’t admit he’s so great, because they’re jealous! They know that their top singers weren’t as great as Elvis. They’re mad because their taste isn’t quite as good as ours… God gifted Elvis to us and you oughta thank him, not tear down the greatest thing the world has ever known: Elvis Presley!!!!! Scornfully yours, Charlotte Jones P.S.: And if you’re over 30, you’re old. You’re certainly not young.” Document B: The Desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, Photograph 1957