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Clark, Ramsey, 1927-

Biography:

Wikipedia 26 Oct. 2012: "William Ramsey Clark (born December 18, 1927) is an American lawyer, activist and former public official. He worked for the U.S. Department of Justice, which included service as United States Attorney General from 1967 to 1969, under President Lyndon B. Johnson. He supervised the drafting and played an important role in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Civil Rights Act of 1968."

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Archival Collections and Reference Resources

• Barbara C. Jordan Archives (Portal to Texas History)
  • [Correspondence between Ramsey Clark and Barbara C. Jordan] (Letters (correspondence))
• Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive (University of Southern Mississippi Libraries)
  • Letter, Will D. Campbell to Rev. Luther Holcomb; October 19, 1962 (Letters (correspondence))
  • Statement to Attorney General Ramsey Clark (Letters (correspondence))
• Freedom summer digital collection (Wisconsin Historical Society)
  • Hamer--Fannie Lou Hamer papers, 1964 - 1967 (Archives Main Stacks, SC 644) (Correspondence)
• Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003 (University of South Carolina)
  • Annual Report, December 1, 1968, The South Carolina Conference of Branches, NAACP (Text)
• March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project (Golda Meir Library (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries))
  • 1 Mayor's Log, 30 July, 1967, Page 1 (Administrative reports)
  • 16 Mayor's Log, 31 July, 1967, Page 16 (Administrative reports)
  • News film clip of interview with Mayor Henry Maier about the civil disturbance, held July 31, 1967 (with sound) (Moving Image)