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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.
Collection
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.