Black Freedom Struggle in the United States:

Tag Archives: civil rights

Background Notebook #2 [1966].

National Archives folder: Civil rights legislation, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, proposed Civil Rights Act of 1966, DOJ investigation of “reprisal” violence, Civil Rights Act of 1964, jurisdiction over civil rights criminal procedure, enforcement of school and public facilities desegregation, tax exemptions for private schools and charitable organizations, civil rights functions of federal departments and agencies, jury selection reform, and discrimination in jury selection, from the files of assistant attorney general John Doar, 1966, 1966

Civil Rights. Part 1

Congressional Hearing: Considers S. 3296, the Civil Rights Act of 1966, and nine related bills, to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other statutes to revise state and Federal jury selection procedures, to allow Federal jurisdiction over certain types of cases, to authorize the Justice Dept to initiate civil rights suits without prior complaint, and to prohibit racial discrimination in the sale or let of housing. Focuses on Federal jurisdiction over both state administration of justice and the regulation of sale and let of housing., 1966

Detroit

Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library Files: Detroit, Michigan, Kerner Commission files, September 1967, 1967-1968

Civil Rights, 1966

Considers H.R. 14765 and related bills, to amend various statutes to protect civil rights and the rights of those demonstrating for civil rights. Includes bill texts (p. 3-1048), and Supreme Court opinions in U.S. v. Price (p. 1097-1142), U.S. v. Guest (p. 1143-1169) and Swain v Alabama (p. 1260-1303)., 1966

Voting Rights. Part 1

Congressional Hearings: Senate report on Voting Rights legislation. Includes “Is NAACP Subversive?” pamphlet by Patrick Henry Group of Virginia (p. 359-456)., 1965

1965 Annual Report

National Archives Folder: 1965 annual report of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, submitted by assistant attorney general John Doar, covering reorganization of the Civil Rights Division, and litigation under the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 1965

1967 Annual Report

National Archives Folder: 1967 annual report of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, submitted by assistant attorney general John Doar, covering equal employment opportunity, school desegregation, voting rights, law enforcement, and public accommodations, 1967

Civil Rights. [Part 1]

Congressional Hearings: Considers H.R. 7152, to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the U.S. to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in education, to establish a Community Relations Service, to extend for four years the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, and to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity., 1964