Textual folder
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.