About Folder
Title
HU: Equality of Races (2): Executive, August 1961: 21-31
Collection
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
Finding Aid | Digitized Content
Finding Aid | Digitized Content
Digital Identifier
JFKWHCSF-0360-003
Date(s) of Materials
August 1961: 3-30
Folder Description
Materials in this folder include memoranda, correspondence concerning racial discrimination in the military and segregation in educational institutions, and a report from the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights entitled “Proposals for Executive Action to End Federally Supported Segregation and Other Forms of Racial Discrimination” written by Roy Wilkins, Executive Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and Arnold Aronson, Director of Program Planning and Evaluation for the National Community Relations Advisory Council. The report proposes measures to eliminate racial segregation and discrimination, with specific emphasis on health services, housing programs, employment practices, and segregation in educational institutions and the military.
Extent / Physical Description
79 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, August 1961: 21-31
Contributor(s)
Aronson, Arnold, 1911-1998
Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981
Media Type
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Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction.
One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excesses of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form.
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