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Whitney Young Letters

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

Copyright: Public domain
Credit: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, Massachusetts. Papers of President Kennedy, White House Central File, Subject File
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Five letters between the Whitney Young and the White House concerning civil rights

1. Letter (5/30/61) from Whitney Young to Frank Reeves, Assistant to the President, with carbon copy of letter (5/30/61) to Abraham Ribbicoff, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, recommending several "knowledgeable, experienced and outstanding Negro professionals in the field of welfare" for possible appointments within HEW or as consultants to the department -- plus letter (also 5/30/61) to David Hackett, Office of the Attorney General, with additional recommendations for delinquency project. (1 page)

2 Attachment: Seaton Manning letter to Secretary of HEW Abraham Ribbicoff, May 30, 1961 (2 pages)

3 Attachment: Whitney Young letter to David Hackett, May 30, 1961 (2 pages)

4. Telegram (8/1/62) from Whitney Young to the President protesting the jailing of Martin Luther King, Jr. and 200 other civil rights demonstrators in Albany, Georgia. (1 page)

5. Letter (12/14/62) from Whitney Young to the President, thanking him "for the gift of one of the pens used in the issuance of the recent Executive Order barring discrimination in federally-assisted housing programs." (1 page)