Black Freedom Struggle in the United States:

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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

Civil Rights — 1957

Congressional Hearings: Continuation of hearings on civil rights legislation to create a bipartisan commission to investigate violations of civil rights; to create a civil rights division within the Justice Dept; to enact new legislation to aid in voting rights enforcement; and to permit Federal Government to seek civil courts’ preventive relief in civil rights cases., 1957

Folder January 5, 1961-August 30, 1963. 104pp.

From the Presidential Library of John F Kennedy: March on Washington, Policy regarding Administrative Leave during Demonstrations, Congressional Relations, Housing and Voluntary Desegregation of Commercial Establishments The White House Central Files, January 5, 1961-August 30, 1963, 1961-1963

Document 19 February 14, 1957 Testimony From: [Herbert Brownell Jr.] E. Frederic Morrow

Civil Rights Act of 1957, statement of the Attorney General on the proposed civil rights legislation, covering the administration’s four-point program: creation of a bipartisan civil rights commission, creation of a civil rights division within the Justice Department, enactment of new laws to aid in the enforcement of voting rights, and amendment of existing laws to permit the federal government to seek preventive relief from civil courts in civil rights cases (compare Document 10)., 1957

Document 92 1958 Pamphlet E. Frederic Morrow Records

Civil Rights Act of 1957, publication of the Civil Rights Commission, listing commission members and including information about what it is, how it operates, what it must do, what it can do, what the individual can do, and how people can contact the commission for further information, 1958

Document 72 September 9, 1957 Public Law Records as President, White House Central Files: Official

Civil Rights Act of 1957, text of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 (Public Law 85-315), in five parts: (1) to establish the Commission on Civil Rights, (2) to provide for an additional assistant Attorney General, (3) to strengthen the civil rights statutes and for other purposes, (4) to provide means of further securing and protecting the right to vote, and (5) to provide trial by jury for proceedings to punish criminal contempts of court growing out of civil rights cases and to amend the judicial code relating to federal jury qualifications, 1957

Document 103 February 27, 1959 Report Gerald D. Morgan Records

Civil Rights Act of 1957, text of a report noting Executive Branch cooperation with the Civil Rights Commission, essentially updating the commission’s request for assistance from federal departments in fulfilling its mission (see Document 93)., 1959

Document 25 June 10, 1947 Memorandum with attachments To: Members of the President’s Committee on Civil Rights Fr: Robert K. Carr

Presidential Papers of Harry S. Truman: Truman Administration’s civil rights program, desegregation of the armed forces: Negroes in the Armed Forces Prepared by Milton D. Stewart and Joseph Murtha: memorandum describing various policy statements on the recruitment, utilization, and treatment of African American troops issued by each military branch and the administrative actions taken to implement those policies, 1947

Civil Rights

Senate hearing on civil rights. NAACP called as witness., 1949

Equal Employment Opportunity

Congressional Hearing: Considers legislation to prohibit discrimination in employment. Focuses on discrimination in employment opportunities in D.C. Apr. 22 hearing was held at Fairleigh-Dickinson University. Includes “Employment in Washington, D.C.,” report by the D.C. Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (June 1963, p. 355-421). NAACP called as witness., 1963

Civil Rights

Congressional Hearing: Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on Civil Rights, 1957