Black Freedom Struggle in the United States:

Document 59 ca. February 1949 Statement Fr: Attorney General [Tom C. Clark]

Presidential Papers of Harry S. Truman: President Truman’s attempts to put the principles of racial justice into law: statement and Analysis by the Attorney General concerning the Proposed Civil Rights Act of 1949 -HR 4682, S. 1725: includes background discussion of Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, parts of Title 18 U.S. C, and detailed analysis of bill by title and section, 1949

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 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 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

Earle, (Willie) Case. 98pp.

Records of the President’s Committee on Civil Rights: Records of the President’s Committee on Civil Rights: Federal anti-lynching legislation letters of support referencing case of Willie Earle in South Carolina, including correspondence with NAACP., 1947

Working Papers–Civil Rights Message February 2, 1948. 104pp.

Records of the President’s Committee on Civil Rights: President Truman’s civil rights message to Congress, February 2, 1948, consisting of drafts with outline of actions for Executive branch, Congress, states, and for public education., 1948

Correspondence–1947.154pp.

Records of the President’s Committee on Civil Rights: Committee correspondence, including comments and inquiries from organizations and individuals, and White House staff on establishment and disbanding of Committee., 1946-1947