James E. Butler papers 1898-1988

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James E. Butler papers 1898-1988

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The James E. Butler papers are those of a native Kansan and longtime Manhattan, Kansas resident. After over 30 years of Army service, Butler was appointed to the Kansas Human Rights Commission, on which he served for over 25 years.

.5 linear ft (2 boxes)

University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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Organizational History and List of Officers Organizational History 1909 Issued the “Call,” a statement calling for a conference to protest discrimination and violence against African Americans Convened the National Negro Conference on May 31 and June 1, New York, N.Y. E...

Kansas Human Rights Commission

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In 1953, the State of Kansas passed the Kansas Act Against Discrimination, the twelfth state to pass such an act. This act created the Anti-Discrimination Commission which focused solely on employment practices and had no enforcement capabilities. In 1961 when the act was amended in order to become an enforceable law prohibiting discriminatory employment practices because of race, religion, color, national origin, or ancestry, the name changed to the Kansas Commission on Civil Rights. After furt...

Butler, James M. (James Maryland), 1916-

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James E. Butler was born September 19, 1913 in Kansas City. He graduated from Kansas City, Kansas' Sumner High School in 1931 and from Kansas State University. Butler served in the U.S. Army for 32 years, retiring in 1974, at the rank of Senior Warrant Officer. In 1979, Kansas Governor John Carlin appointed Butler to the Kansas Human Rights Commission (KHRC). Butler served as both commissioner and Chairman of KHRC/Kansas Civil Rights Commission. In 2004, the Association of Official ...