Stevenson's views on racial progress were described after his death by his long-time companion Marietta Tree as: "He thought of all Negroes as being loveable old family retainers and not as individuals like you and me who were longing to get educated and who had aspirations and dreams just like the rest of us. I think this took him a long time to get over--the fact that they really indeed not only were created equal; they wanted equality of opportunity and wanted it now. It was hard for him to understand the urgency."Adlai E. Stevenson Project, "Marietta Tree," Oral History Research Office, Columbia University, 1968, 92-93.
Stevenson's views on racial progress were described after his death by his long-time companion Marietta Tree as: "He thought of all Negroes as being loveable old fa,mily? retainers and not as individuals like you and me who were longing to get educated and who had aspirations and dreams just like the rest of us. I think this took him a long time to get over--the fact that they really indeed not only were created equal; they wanted equality of, opportunity and wanted it now. It was hard for him to understand the urgency."Adlai E. Stevenson Project, "Marietta Tree," Or,al History Research Office, Columbia U,niversity, 1968, 92-93.