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
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Document 10 April 10, 1956 Memorandum with attachment From: Maxwell M. Rabb E. Frederic
Civil Rights Act of 1957, transmittal to Cabinet members of the Attorney General’s letter to the vice President (as President of the Senate), which the President approved, as well as a copy of the Attorney General’s statement to the House Judiciary Committee on the administration’s civil rights program, 1956
Document 6 ca. March 9, 1956 Charts Papers as President (Ann Whitman File): Cabinet Series
Civil Rights Act of 1957, visual aids on race and civil rights prepared by the FBI for the director’s Cabinet meeting report, 1956
Document 68 September 1, 1957 Letter with attachment To: President From: Roger W. Jones
Civil Rights Act of 1957, report from the assistant director for legislative reference on the enactment of H.R. 6127, the Civil Rights Act of 1957., 1957
Document 83 January 13, 1958 Memorandum To: Howard Pyle From: W. Wilson White
Civil Rights Act of 1957, transmittal of notes, as requested, on administration civil rights policy from the assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, 1958
Document 30 June 4, 1957 Memorandum To: Sherman Adams From: E. Frederick Morrow
Civil Rights Act of 1957, report on black appraisal of the President and his commitment to civil rights, 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 22 March 27, 1957 Fact sheet E. Frederic Morrow Records
Civil Rights Act of 1957, report on the administration and civil rights legislation, including the administration’s fourpoint program (see Document 19)., 1957
Document 84 May 14, 1958 Route slip To: Maxwell M. Rabb From: Andrew J. Goodpaster Jr.
Civil Rights Act of 1957, transmittal of a letter to the President from Jackie Robinson, responding to the President’s appeal for patience during his meeting with black leaders, 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 88 June 24, 1958 Memorandum for the files From: Rocco C. Siciliano Records as
Civil Rights Act of 1957, summary of the President’s meeting with four black leaders (see Document 87), at which spokesman Randolph commended the President “strongly for the many efforts he has made to advance the political and economic status of the American Negro”, 1958
Little Rock Situation, September 24, 1957.
From the Presidential Library of Dwight D. Eisenhower: Little Rock school desegregation crisis, including deployment of U.S. Army troops to Little Rock, September 24, 1957, and a presidential speech, 1957
124-A-1 School-Arkansas Initial (9) [Material relating to Little Rock school integration crisis and aftermath, 1957-1958].
From the Presidential Library of Dwight D. Eisenhower: Little Rock school desegregation crisis, 1957, including public criticism of Eisenhower’s handling of the crisis, 1957-1958, 1957-1958
124-A-1 School-Arkansas Initial (6) [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 actions of Governor Orval E. Faubus and President Eisenhower, 1957
124-A-1 School-Arkansas (cont.) [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, presence of the National Guard, 1957
124-A-1 School-Arkansas Initial (5) [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 protests against integration of Central High School and actions of Governor Orval E. Faubus, 1957
124-A-1 School-Arkansas Initial (4) [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 deployment of U.S. Army troops to Little Rock and federalization of the National Guard, 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 (7) [1957].
From the Presidential Library of Dwight D. Eisenhower: Little Rock school desegregation crisis, 1957, including President Eisenhower’s response to the crisis, 1957
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
Mar-56
The Claude A. Barnett Papers: Coverage of the civil rights movement and other news from the Associated Negro Press, 1965