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'''Bev Clark''' was a [[correspondence]] [[fan]] from Northern [[Indiana]] in the 1950s. | '''Bev Clark''' was a [[correspondence]] [[fan]] from Northern [[Indiana]] in the 1950s. | ||
| − | She tried to attend [[Midwestcon]] in 1953 but the hotel refused to allow her in due to [[racism]]. [[Buck Coulson]] | + | She tried to attend [[Midwestcon]] in 1953 but the hotel refused to allow her in due to [[racism]]. [[Buck Coulson]] {{link | website=http://www.jophan.org/mimosa/m13/coulson.htm | text=recalled}}: |
<blockquote>We arrived at Beatley's Hotel (or Beastley's-on-the-Bayou, which was one of the fannish descriptions at the time) but Bev was refused admittance. No blacks allowed. None of us had even considered the possibility. On the way out, we talked to a few fans sitting on the hotel porch and some anger was expressed, especially by [[Harlan Ellison]], who said that all [[fandom]] would hear about this outrage. We drove home, and as far as I know, nobody ever mentioned the episode again. Except me, of course. </blockquote> | <blockquote>We arrived at Beatley's Hotel (or Beastley's-on-the-Bayou, which was one of the fannish descriptions at the time) but Bev was refused admittance. No blacks allowed. None of us had even considered the possibility. On the way out, we talked to a few fans sitting on the hotel porch and some anger was expressed, especially by [[Harlan Ellison]], who said that all [[fandom]] would hear about this outrage. We drove home, and as far as I know, nobody ever mentioned the episode again. Except me, of course. </blockquote> | ||
Revision as of 23:05, 23 July 2020
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Bev Clark was a correspondence fan from Northern Indiana in the 1950s.
She tried to attend Midwestcon in 1953 but the hotel refused to allow her in due to racism. Buck Coulson recalled:
We arrived at Beatley's Hotel (or Beastley's-on-the-Bayou, which was one of the fannish descriptions at the time) but Bev was refused admittance. No blacks allowed. None of us had even considered the possibility. On the way out, we talked to a few fans sitting on the hotel porch and some anger was expressed, especially by Harlan Ellison, who said that all fandom would hear about this outrage. We drove home, and as far as I know, nobody ever mentioned the episode again. Except me, of course.
She did attend the 1953 Worldcon in Philadelphia.
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