8/4/2019 NAACPShepherdBendMineLettertoUA

1/2

^cyxcadct 4,49??

Ht" T`dctx C" ]kxx

Ytc~khcbx

Xfc Sbkzct~kx{ `j Olodoao

D`v 6=9?99

Xs~nol``~o, OL >386=

Tc5 ^fcyfcth Dcbh Akbc Yt y`~ol

Hcot Ht" ]kxx,

Xfobg {`s kb ohzobnc j`t {`st yct~`bol oxxcbxk b `b xfk~ aoxxct" K oa }tkxkbm `b dcfolj `j BOONY, `st

boxk`b-~ `lhc~x obh a`~x tcmothch nkzkl tkmfx~ `tmobkuoxk b, }fknf fo~ o acadct~fky cvncchkbm 39,999

~xoxc}khc obh akllk`b~ boxk b}khc" ]c ytkhc `st~clzc~ `b `st jot!tconfkbm ntchkdklkx{ ~kbnc xfc kbncyxk`b `j

`st `tmobkuoxk`b kb ?;9;" Obh }c ol~` xogc ytkhc kb xfc tcloxk b~fky~ xfox }c fozc dsklx kb xfc ytkzoxc obh

ysdlkn ~cnx t~, n ty`toxc obh b`b!yt jkx, obh xfc jokxf!do~ch n`aasbkx{" BOONY k~ hkzct~c ox kx~ zct{ n`tc"

]c jccl ~xt`bml{ od`sx xfc odklkx{ `j fsaob!gkbh x` cbe { oll `j xfc tkmfx~ obh ytkzklcmc~ msotobxcch x` s~ d{

`st n`sbxt{-~ j`sbhkbm joxfct~" Obh }c jccl xfox $kbes~xknc ob{}fctc, k~ o xftcox x` es~xknc czct{}fctc"$

Xfk~ lcxxct ohhtc~~c~ xfc ^fcyfcth Dcbh Akbc n`bxt`zct~{" Xfk~ yt`y`~ch n`ol akbc }`slh y llsxc xfc

^fcyfcth Dcbh y`txk`b `j xfc Dlong ]ottk t Tkzct-~ Asldctt{ J tg" Xfc Dktakbmfoa ]oxct ] tg~ D`oth fo~

oyycolch ^fcyfcth Dcbh, LLN-~ akbkbm yctakx dcnos~c `j ob cvk~xkbm htkbgkbm }oxct kbxogc `b xfc tkzct }kxfkb

?,999 jccx `j xfc yt y`~ch n`ol akbc" Xfc Dktakbmfoa ]oxct ]`tg~ D`oth s~c~ }oxct ysllch jt`a xfox

kbxogc x` ~ctzc 499,999 ns~x act~ kb }c~xctb yotx~ `j Dktakbmfoa obh bckmfd tkbm asbknkyolkxkc~, o~ }cll o~

}c~xctb Ecjjct~`b N`sbx{" ^sd~cqscbxl{, Tc~ lsxk`b B@" >::!?? }o~ oh yxch obh k~~sch d{ xfc Dktakbmfoa

Nkx{ N`sbnkl obh Ao{`t ]kllkoa O" Dcll, ^t" $ """n`bnsttkbm, xfox }c kayl`tc xfc Sbkzct~kx{ `j Olodoao ^{~xca

x` bckxfct ~cll b t lco~c xfckt ~kmbkjknobx lobh obh akbctol f lhkbm~ x` oll } n`ol akbkbm ox ^fcyfcth Dcbh"$

Xfk~ zolkhoxk b `j `st cjj tx~ d{ xfc l`nol osxf`tkxkc~ fo~ cay`}ctch obh cad`lhcbch `st qsc~x j`t es~xknc kb

ytczcbxkbm jstxfct fouoth`s~ aoxctkol~ x` dc hsaych kbx` xfc Dlong ]ottk t Tkzct" Xfk~ k~~sc fo~ kb~yktch o

mto~~t x~ {`sxf a`zcacbx xft`smf`sx xfc SO ^{~xca tc~cadlkbm xfc cjj`tx~ obh }`tg `j ^BNN obh `xfct

`tmobkuoxk`b~ xfox lch xfc jkmfx j`t kbxcmtoxk`b" Obh kx fo~ xfc }ckmfx x` mcbctoxc o }ozc `j kbxctc~x

xft`smf`sx xfc Sbkxch ^xoxc~" Xfc BOONY ~xt`bml{ dclkczc~ xfox $nlcob$ k~ o nkzkl tkmfx" Xfc jonx~ ~f`} xfox

y`llsxk`b ohzct~cl{ obh hk~yt`y`txk`boxcl{ ojjcnx~ Ojtknob!Oactknob obh Loxkb` y`ysloxk b~"

]c ohfctc x` obh oyyl{ Ht" Gkbm-~ Ytkbnkylc~ `j B bzk lcbx Yt xc~x" ? Moxfct Kbj`taoxk`b, 4 Chsnoxc @xfct~,

>+ Tcaokb N`aakxxch, 8+ Yconcjsll{ Bcm xkoxc, + Xogc Onxk b Yconcjsll{ obh :+ Tcn`bnklkoxk`b" D{

~snnc~~jsll{ dtkbmkbm o}otcbc~~ obh motbctkbm xfc ~syy`tx `j ~czctol mto~~t` x~ ohz noxc~ obh `tmobkuoxk`b~

lk~xch dcl`} a{ ~kmboxstc, }c otc b`} ox xfc ~xcy `j yconcjsl bcm xkoxk b" D{ xfk~ cjj tx }c ~ccg x` dtkbm oll

8/4/2019 NAACPShepherdBendMineLettertoUA

2/2

yotxkc~ x` xfc xodlc d xf j`t obh omokb~x xfc ^fcyfcth Dcbh Yt ecnx x` o m``h jokxf achkoxk b ~c~~k`b j`t xfc

ysty`~c `j }ckmfkbm xfc n`b~cqscbnc~ `j n bxkbskbm `t hk~n`bxkbskbm xfk~ yt ecnx" Kj xfk~ cjj`tx h`c~ b`x

yt`hsnc joz todlc tc~slx~ obh ob oaknodlc tc~ lzc k~ b x tconfch, }c otc xfcb ytcyotch x` hto} dt`ohct

oxxcbxk`b x` xfk~ yt`dlca xft`smf yconcjsl hca`b~xtoxk`b~ `b oll xftcc SO!~{~xca noays~c~, lcxxct/ycxkxk b

noayokmb~, obh ysdlkn tollkc~"

Xfc Sbkzct~kx{ `j Olodoao aohc fk~x t{ }fcb xfc n`stx~ oll`}ch xfc yo~~omc `j Zkzkob Aol`bc obh Eoac~

F``h, xfc sbkzct~kx{-~ jkt~x Ojtknob!Oactknob ~xshcbx~" Kb 499> xfc Sbkzct~kx{ nclcdtoxch xfc j`tx{ {cot

obbkzct~ot{ }fcb xfc kbjoa`s~ Mc`tmc ]ollonc }o~ tca`zch jt`a xfc ~xcy~ `j J`~xct Oshkx`tksa d{ xfc

~xt`gc `j o ycb" O~ SO Ytc~khcbx, &obh ytc~sach j``xdoll job+, {`s gb`} }fox kx acob~ x` a`zc xfc doll

$j t}oth$" ]c, xfc BOONY, jccl xfox oll`}kbm yt`jkx!~ccgkbm n`ayobkc~ x` n bxkbsc x` cayx{ y llsxobx~ kbx`

xfc tkzct }`slh dc o ~xcy $dong}oth~$" [`s ~f`slh dc yt`sh `j { st ~xshcbx~ }f` fozc hcnkhch x` a`zc

sy`b xfckt n`bzknxk`b x` ~xobh sy j`t ~`acxfkbm }fcb ~` aob{ `j `st {`sxf otc oyoxfcxkn }fctc ~`nkol k~~sc~

otc n bnctbch" ]c otc f`b`tch x` ~xobh }kxf xf`~c }f` nfoayk`b `st cbzkt`bacbx xft`smf`sx xfc Mtcox

^xoxc `j Olodoao" Kb xfc yt`yfcxkn obh jkxxkbm }`th~ `j Yosl $Dcot$ Dt{obx, $T@LL XKHC$

Tcz" b{ O" E`fb~`b, A kz

N`aasbkx{ Tcloxk b~ Hktcnx t

Acxt`!Dktakbmfoa Nfoyxct BOONY

Nn5 At" Fcucgkof Eong~`b, KZ

Ytc~khcbx * NC@

Acxt`!Dktakbmfoa Nfoyxct BOONY

Nn5 Tcytc~cbxoxkzc~ `j `tmobkuoxk`b~ ~kmbkbm!`b x` xfk~ lcxxct5

Aknfocl Nfstnfaob, Olodoao Cbzkt`bacbxol N`sbnkl

Nkbh{ L`}t{, Olodoao Tkzct~ Ollkobnc

Goxf{ ^xklc~ Jtcclobh, Dktakbmfoa Oshsd`b ^`nkcx{

Bcl~`b Dt``gc, Dlong ]ottk t Tkzctgccyct

A{to Nto}j th, Nofodo Tkzctgccyct

Dcxf ^xc}otx, Nofodo Tkzct ^`nkcx{

Aknfocl Asllcb, Nf nxo}foxnfcc Tkzctgccyct

Tobh{ Yolact, Nkxkucb~ @yy`~ch x` ^xtky Akbkbm `b xfc Dlong ]ottk t Tkzct

Aoll t{ Jl }ct~, N`olkxk b `j Olodoao ^xshcbx~ j`t xfc Cbzkt`bacbx

Jtobg Nfkx}``h, N` ~o Tkzctgccyct

Gkt~xcb Dt{obx, MO^Y

^n xx H`smlo~, Mtcoxct Dktakbmfoa Akbk~xtkc~

E`fb ]oxfcb, Fsttknobc Ntccggccyct

Goxf{ D{th, Lcomsc `j ]`acb Z xct~ `j Olodoao

No~k Nollo}o{, A`dklc Do{gccyct

Nfotlc~ ^ntkdbct, Yoxtk x~ j`t N`b~ctzoxk`b

Olcv Mcttk~f, Tc~x`tkbm Chcb ox ^oaj`th

Hozkh ]fkxc~khc, Xcbbc~~cc Tkzctgccyct

Nokxlkb AnNls~g{, Sbkzct~kx{ `j Olodoao Cbzkt`bacbxol N`sbnkl

E`c @l~`b, SOD Mtccb Kbkxkoxkzc

T`dctx J" Gcbbch{, Et", ]oxctgccyct Ollkobnc