In case anyone is curious, this story discusses the letter: https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-10-07/caltechs-racist-past https://www.latimes.com/busin

In case anyone is curious, this story discusses the letter: https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-10-07/caltechs-racist-past https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-10-07/caltechs-r... It quotes, "More than half of the population in this state is made up of negroes — a very serious situation. For it means that under universal suffrage they could control the state now — an unthinkable disaster in view of the sort of people they now are." In particular, the phrasing above of "reached a majority of the population" is exactly backwards, as Mississippi had been majority African American from the 1840s to the 1930s, and likely already wasn't at the time of Millikan's visit in 1951 (contrary to his assertion). African Americans historically have moved away from Mississippi and other southern states. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_racial_and_ethnic_demographics_of_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_racial_and_ethnic_d... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Migration_(African_American) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Migration_(African_Ameri...