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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0359-001
Materials in this folder include memoranda concerning the lack of minorities in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard Academy, the institution of a monthly meeting of Subcabinet representatives to discuss civil rights work within government agencies, and letters from various persons detailing personal civil rights violations. Also included in this folder are letters from the Rhode Island AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organization) and the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America informing the President of civil rights resolutions adopted by the organizations.
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Laurence I. Hewes Personal Papers
LIHPP-001-005
This folder contains materials related to surveys sent by the President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Forces to Secretary of the Navy Fred Korth, regarding the participation and treatment of Black personnel in the United States Navy and Naval Academy. Questionnaire topics include segregation and other discriminatory practices in recruitment, promotion, and on-base and off-base services, such as recreation, housing, and education for military dependents.
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LIHPP
Papers 1944-1963. Lawyer, government official. Counsel, staff director, President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Forces (1962-1963). Correspondence, publications, questionnaires, reports, news clippings and other background materials relating to the racial integration of the United States Armed Forces.