. >> fredi washington to doris smith, august 2, 1949. dear doris smith, excerpts from your column dated july 15, 1949, in which you quote from an interview with alfred worker, director of lost boundaries has just been brought to my attention. i am so appalled, and not a little fighting mad, to think that a so-called intelligent adult could be so viciously ignorant as to give as his reason for not casting negroes in the above-mentioned picture that quote, the majority of negro actors are of the uncle tom show, shuffling a dancer type performer, unquote. well, i would like to say something for the public print on the subject. in the first place, neither alfred worker know her lewis, from the beginning of the production plan ever considered using negro actors to portray the roles of the johnson's family. therefore, negroes having the physical appearance and ability needed for those roles were never interviewed. there are many negro actors and actresses who are consistently turned down for plays and screen fare on the excuse that they are to

doris when they needed it most. here is their daughter, debbie. >> it is a huge chunk of money to offset their cost. >> willard smith heard about the program and was referred to charles ania. >> it didn't mention money for the first half of this month's long deal. >> they say they worked on securing the benefit. even bringing in an attorney to serve up an you are revokable trust. smith and his wife received the benefit. >> when i asked him how he got reimbursed he said he was certified for 250 an hour. i thought, gee, 250 an hour is pretty low fee for nothing. >> he thought ania was a volunteer for a senior group and then he got the bill. >> just over 10,000. >> apparently it was $250 an hour. >> this is financial elder abuse which has happened to the millers. >> that's a harsh charge. >> when you take money from an elder with the intent to defraud them, in california that's elder abuse. >> attorneys representing the smiths in a suit against charles ania and his brother, john ania and attorney quinten miller. he says this is their business. "i went to the company's office and ania wasn't in"ment. now look at this website, veterans benefit group. i