NOT A QUESTION OF COLOR

I was very surprised and appalled to read about Mitch Snyder's reasons for dropping his spearheading campaign for Mayor Barry's recall {Jan. 12} . The implication that certain black leaders found it inappropriate for a white man to lead such a campaign is itself a racist statement. In a day and age when racial barriers are (however slowly) coming down, this serves only to put up more of them. This is not a question of color, rather of right and wrong. Mayor Barry is not just the mayor of any single group in Washington, but of everyone. The truth does not know color, and any recall effort should not be cast in that light.

MIKE BARROWS Germantown

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