Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Agency History
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1949 -1950 :Formation of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights by Roy Wilkins (chairman), A. Philip Randolph, and Arnold Aronson, New York, N.Y. -
1957:
Supported Civil Rights Act of 1957 -
1960:
Supported Civil Rights Act of 1960 -
1963:
Administrative organization of LCCR; office opened in Washington, D.C. Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., named legislative chairman -
1964:
Supported Civil Rights Act of 1964 -
1967:
Statement of purpose and bylaws -
1969:
Advocated rejection by Senate of Supreme Court nominee Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr. -
1977:
Retirement of Roy Wilkins as chairman Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., named chairman -
1981:
Ralph G. Neas named executive director Retirement of Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., as chairman Benjamin L. Hooks, Jr., appointed chairman -
1981 -1982 :Supported Voting Rights Act extension -
1987:
Advocated rejection by Senate of Supreme Court nominee Robert H. Bork -
1988:
Supported Civil Rights Restoration Act and Fair Housing Amendments Act
From the guide to the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Records, 1943-1991, (bulk 1960-1987), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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