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124-A-1 School-Arkansas Initial (1) [Material relating to Little Rock school integration crisis and aftermath, 1957].

From the Presidential Library of Dwight D. Eisenhower: Little Rock school desegregation crisis, 1957, including support for desegregation, and criticism of Governor Orval E. Faubus, 1957

OF-142-A-5-A Negro Matters-Colored Question: Integration Program for Public Schools, Colleges, and Universities. Little Rock, Arkansas School Integration-Governor [Orval E.] Faubus’ Use of National Guard (14) [1957-1958].

From the Presidential Library of Dwight D. Eisenhower: Little Rock school desegregation crisis and Cooper v. Aaron, 1957-1958, 1957-1958

OF-142-A-5-A Negro Matters-Colored Question: Integration Program for Public Schools, Colleges, and Universities. Little Rock, Arkansas, School Integration-Governor [Orval E.] Faubus’ Use of National Guard (5) [1957].

From the Presidential Library of Dwight D. Eisenhower: Little Rock school desegregation crisis, 1957, including message from parents of black students enrolled at Central High School, 1957

124-A-1 School-Arkansas Congressional [Members of Congress correspondence to Eisenhower relating to Little Rock School integration crisis and aftermath, 1957].

From the Presidential Library of Dwight D. Eisenhower: Little Rock school desegregation crisis, 1957, including correspondence from members of Congress to President Eisenhower, 1957

OF-142-A-5-A Negro Matters-Colored Question: Integration Program for Public Schools, Colleges, and Universities. Little Rock, Arkansas, School Integration-Governor [Orval E.] Faubus’ Use of National Guard (2) [1957].

From the Presidential Library of Dwight D. Eisenhower: Little Rock school desegregation crisis, 1957, including withdrawal of state National Guard from Central High School and demonstrations against desegregation, 1957

157-6-2-696-157-6-2-740 August 1962. 92pp.

FBI folder on meetings between the Albany City Commission and Albany Movement leaders, August 1962, 1962

Document 190 February 7, 1950 Memorandum with attachment To: President Truman Fr: David K. Niles

Presidential Papers of Harry S. Truman: Truman Administration’s civil rights program, desegregation of the armed forces: comments on proposed experiment for integrating African American soldiers in military units, 1950

Document 98 January 17, 1949 Memorandum with attachments To: Donald S. Dawson Fr: Charles G. Ross

Presidential Papers of Harry S. Truman: Truman Administration’s civil rights program, desegregation of the armed forces: transmittal of two March 16 letters from Royall to the governors of Connecticut and Minnesota, 1949

Racial Affairs [1955-1956].

Presidential Papers of Dwight D. Eisenhower: Eisenhower confidential subject file, Racial Affairs, 1955-1956

President’s Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Forces–Proposals. June 24-October 9, 1963. 137pp.

Presidential Papers of Harry S. Truman: Statistics, Summary of the Problems and Recommendations, Policy on Participation of Personnel in Demonstrations, Congressional Relations, Reactions to Initial Report, Results, Cooperation between Civil Rights Groups and Military Base Commanders, The White House Staff Files, June 24-October 9, 1963, 1963

Document 54 July 17, 1948 Memorandum with attachments To: Clark [M.] Clifford Fr: James [B.] Forrestal

Presidential Papers of Harry S. Truman: Truman Administration’s civil rights program, desegregation of the armed forces: transmittal of letter to the secretary of defense in which Beauharnais expresses his disgust over the policy of nonsegregation in the armed forces and his opinion that it goes against natural law? to force whites to associate so closely with African Americans against their wills, 1948

Document 24 May 15, 1947 Memorandum with attachments To: President’s Committee on Civil Rights Fr: Robert P. Patterson

Presidential Papers of Harry S. Truman: Truman Administration’s civil rights program, desegregation of the armed forces: war Department Policies and Practices Related to Civil Rights: responses to inquiries of President’s Committee on Civil Rights on War Department policies and practices regarding minorities, 1947

Document 23 April 21, 1947 Memorandum To: President’s Committee on Civil Rights Fr: [Navy Department]

Presidential Papers of Harry S. Truman: Truman Administration’s civil rights program, desegregation of the armed forces: proposal to establish an experimental, voluntary, nonsegregated army post, provided that the navy and air force do the same, of approximately five thousand men, selected in an impartial and representative manner, 1947

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

Document 20 April 1, 1947 Memorandum To: Robert K. Carr Fr: Milton [D.] Stewart

Presidential Papers of Harry S. Truman: Truman Administration’s civil rights program, desegregation of the armed forces: transmittal of statement made by Royall before the Fahy Committee discussing his views on army policy with respect to African Americans, 1947

Document 22 April 14, 1947 Letter with attachment To: James Forrestal Fr: Robert K. Carr

Presidential Papers of Harry S. Truman: Truman Administration’s civil rights program, desegregation of the armed forces: request for a timetable projecting the speed at which recommendations of the President’s Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services will be put into effect, 1947

Document 181 January 12, 1950 Press release Fr: Jacob K. Javits

Presidential Papers of Harry S. Truman: Truman Administration’s civil rights program, desegregation of the armed forces: appeal from Americans for Democratic Action urging the president to issue an executive order abolishing segregation and discrimination in the armed forces and to create an advisory commission to facilitate the process, 1950

Document 21 April 7, 1947 Memorandum To: Robert K. Carr Fr: Milton [D.] Stewart

Presidential Papers of Harry S. Truman: Truman Administration’s civil rights program, desegregation of the armed forces: conference with Mr. Fahy and Mr. Kenworthy: comments on Fahy Committee’s future agenda, including investigation of the feasibility of the air force’s integration proposal, reason behind the low number of African American marine corps officers, whether the committee should regard segregation in itself as discriminatory, the matter of discrimination in the National Guard, and whether the intent of the Gillem Board was to eliminate segregation in the entire army, 1947

Document 220 ca. 1952 Booklet (excerpt) Fr: President’s Committee on Civil Rights] President’s Committee on Civil Rights

Presidential Papers of Harry S. Truman: Truman Administration’s civil rights program, desegregation of the armed forces: a. Progress Report for the President: report on progress made by the Fahy Committee after examining the policies and practices of the three military branches and conferring with armed services officials, 1952

Document 52 July 7, 1948 Memorandum with attachments To: James B. Forrestal Fr: Matthew J. Connelly

Presidential Papers of Harry S. Truman: Truman Administration’s civil rights program, desegregation of the armed forces: transmittal of letter from Connelly informing Grant Reynolds that the president will be unable to meet with him and A. Philip Randolph to discuss issuance of an executive order ending military segregation and suggesting that he raise the matter with the secretary of defense instead, 1948

Document 39 April 9, 1948 Memorandum with attachments To: Clark M. Clifford Fr: Philleo Nash

Presidential Papers of Harry S. Truman: Truman Administration’s civil rights program, desegregation of the armed forces: transmittal of memorandum asking whether proposed letters were ever mailed to the governors of Connecticut and Minnesota confirming segregation policy as to state National Guard units; answers to several similar inquiries are now required, 1948

Document 118 April 18, 1949 Letter with enclosure To: Charles Fahy Fr: Louis Johnson

Presidential Papers of Harry S. Truman: Truman Administration’s civil rights program, desegregation of the armed forces: concerning the Interpretation of the President’s Order establishing the President’s Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services commentary interpreting the policy established by Executive Order 9981 as a policy of desegregation and not merely separate but equal treatment of African Americans in light of the ideals of democracy; the president’s concern for civil rights; and official U.S. public policy as expressed in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, statutes, treaties, Supreme Court decisions, and executive pronouncements, 1949

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