HU: Equality of Races (2): Executive, 1961: 1 May-30 June

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Title
HU: Equality of Races (2): Executive, 1961: 1 May-30 June
Collection
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
Finding Aid | Digitized Content
Digital Identifier
JFKWHCSF-0359-013
Date(s) of Materials
1961: 2 May-30 June, undated
Folder Description
Materials in this folder include telegrams from the Governors of South Carolina, Mississippi, and Alabama declining an invitation to participate in an Equality of Races meeting; a letter from the President to Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman requesting assistance to farm families who were evicted from their homes in Tennessee; a summary report of actions taken by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation concerning complaints of racial discrimination at their Marietta, Georgia facility; proposed revision of the functions of the Commissioners’ Council on Human Relations to prohibit discrimination; and correspondence regarding an incident near Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas of racial discrimination against the brother of the Queen of Cambodia.
Extent / Physical Description
75 digital pages
Series
Series 22. Human Rights (HU).
Preferred Citation
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files. HU: Equality of Races (2): Executive, 1961: 1 May-30 June
Media Type
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