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December 28, 1961
Date: December 28, 1961
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May 30, 1961 Letters
Letter dated May 30, 1961 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.
3 pages
Date: May 30, 1961
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September 24, 1963, 5:06 p.m.
Telegram dated September 24, 1963, 5:06 p.m. from Bayard Rustin to President Kennedy, urging him to send troops immediately to Selma, Alabama where 1,400 people in the First Baptist Church were surrounded by local and state police and fearful for their lives.
2 Pages
Date: September 24, 1963
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September 24, 1963
Second telegram dated September 24, 1963, 9:24 p.m. from Bayard Rustin to President Kennedy demanding federal intervention in Selma against "HUNDREDS OF ARMED WHITES DEPUTIZED BY LOCAL SHERIFF WHO HAS BROADCAST CALLS FOR LOCAL ABLE BODIED MEN TO CONVERGE ON CHURCH WITH OWN WEAPONS OR THOSE HE PROVIDES."
2 pages
Date: September 24, 1963
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May 14, 1961
Telegram dated May 14, 1961 from James Farmer to President Kennedy: "TODAY A GREYHOUND BUS TRAVELING FROM ATLANTA TO BIRMINGHAM WAS AMBUSHED OUTSIDE OF ANNISTON ALABAMA BY FIFTY WHITE MEN, ITS TIRES SLASHED, WINDOWS SMASHED, TEAR GAS HURLED INSIDE AND THE BUS FINALLY SET AFIRE AND GUTTED BY FLAMES."
4 pages
Date: May 14, 1961
Copyright: Congress of Racial Equality
June 20, 1962
Letter dated June 20, 1962 from James Farmer to President Kennedy, informing him of plans for an upcoming campaign by CORE to eliminate segregation in facilities serving interstate travelers in private automobiles.
Two pages
Date: June 20, 1962
Copyright: Congress of Racial Equality