About Folder
Title
Initial report, President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Forces, 21 June 1963 (3 of 6 folders)
Collection
Digital Identifier
LIHPP-002-004
Date(s) of Materials
1963: 15 May-3 June
Folder Description
This folder contains part of the draft initial report of the President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Forces, titled "Equality of Treatment and Opportunity for Negro Military Personnel Stationed within the United States." The report discusses issues related to Black military service members, including segregation and discriminatory practices in recruitment, promotion, and both on-base and off-base housing, services, and recreation. The folder also includes correspondence with feedback on the draft report.
Extent / Physical Description
77 digital pages
Series
Series 1. President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Forces Files, 1944-1963.
Preferred Citation
Laurence I. Hewes Personal Papers. President’s Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Forces Files, 1944-1963. Initial report, President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Forces, 21 June 1963 (3 of 6 folders)
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 The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form.
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