Florida Legislative Investigation Committee records, 1957-1960.

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Florida Legislative Investigation Committee records, 1957-1960.

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This collection is made up primarily of carbon copies of transcripts of hearings before the Florida Legislative Investigation Committee from February 4, 1957 to March 13, 1957. In addition to these transcripts, there is a report from George W. Atkinson to Baya M. Harrison, then President of the Florida Bar, which assesses the hearings for information concerning the conduct of five attorneys, and indexes of pertinent testimony. There are also a number of letters concerning the transmittal of copies of the transcripts, and various opinions concerning their contents. This correspondence dates from 1957 to 1960. There are also reports, questions, and complaints concerning the actions of the NAACP in Florida, and copies of legal documents concerned with their activities in other states.

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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...

Atkinson, George E.

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Hill, Horace E.

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Harrison, Baya M., 1913-1975.

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Fordham, William Andrew, 1921-

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Graves, Grattan E.

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Florida Bar

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The Florida Legislative Investigation Committee was set up by Chapter 31498 of the Laws of Florida (1955) to investigate, as time permits, "all organizations whose principles or activities include a course of conduct on the part of any person or group which would constitute violence or a violation of the laws of the State, or would be inimical to the well-being and orderly pursuits of their personal and business activities by the majority of the citizens of this state." In this inst...

Rodríguez, Francisco 1945-

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Florida. Legislature. Legislative Investigation Committee

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Akerman, Alexander.

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