Civil rights: General, 1963: September-October

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Civil rights: General, 1963: September-October

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This file contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Kennedy administration's efforts to confront and eliminate racially motivated discriminatory practices and ideology, such as segregation, the denial of voting rights, and discriminatory employment practices. Materials in this file include a transcript of a press conference from Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, a project file on Time-Life's public civil rights service announcements campaign, and press releases of President Kennedy's statements regarding the proposed Civil Rights Act of 1963, the House Judiciary Committee, and obstruction of justice in Alabama. The file also includes memoranda from Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and copies of the Attorney General's statement before the House Judiciary Committee concerning proposed civil rights legislation. Of note are several items with handwritten notations by the President.

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John F. Kennedy Library

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John F. Kennedy Library

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