- Collection:
- Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: The Collection
- Title:
- Report to President John F. Kennedy regarding civil rights
- Creator:
- Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
- Date of Original:
- 1962
- Subject:
- Civil rights--United States
African Americans--Civil rights
African Americans--Violence against
African Americans--Suffrage
Voter registration--Southern States
Voting--Southern States
Offenses against property--Southern States
Vandalism--Southern States
Attorneys general--United States
Government, Resistance to--Southern States
Governmental investigations--Southern States
Federal-state controversies--Southern States
Intervention (Federal government)--Southern States
Intimidation--Southern States
Segregation--Southern States
School integration--Southern States
Segregation in education--Southern States
Segregation in transportation--Southern States
Discrimination--United States
Race discrimination--United States
Race relations
United States--Race relations--History--20th century
Southern States--Race relations--History--20th century
Discrimination in employment--United States
Minorities--Employment--United States
Affirmative action programs--United States
Albany Movement (Albany, Ga.)
Civil rights movements--Georgia--Albany
Civil rights demonstrations--Southern States
Sit-ins--Southern States
African Americans--Medical care
Minorities--Medical care--United States
Medical care--United States
Police--Southern States
Police brutality--Southern States
Actions and defenses--United States
United States. Dept. of Justice
United States. Dept. of Justice--Officials and employees - People:
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
- Location:
- United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637
United States, Georgia, Dougherty County, Albany, 31.57851, -84.15574
United States, Louisiana, 31.00047, -92.0004
United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434 - Medium:
- texts (document genres)
reports
records
government records - Type:
- Text
- Description:
- A signed carbon copy. Robert Kennedy, Attorney General, describes 1962 as "a year of great progress in civil rights, in large measure because of the responsibility and respect for law displayed by the great majority of the citizens of the South." Summarizes civil rights from the standpoint of the Department of Justice. Cites voting as the most significant civil rights issue, due to a lack of local compliance during federal investigation of voting procedures in specific areas. States that lawsuits were filed in Louisiana and Mississippi "challenging the constitutionality of the state voter qualification laws themselves ... Negroes' fear of attempting to register is, perhaps, as great a problem as their being prevented from registering." Reports on the destruction of voting locations and voter intimidation. Relates that segregation in transportation during the year 1962 has ceased to exist, and that the number of segregated schools decreased due to governmental efforts toward eradication during the year 1962. States that the Department of Justice has "continued its policy of seeking out qualified personnel on the basis of ability and irrespective of race." Discusses sit-ins, protests in Albany, Georgia, civil rights as pertaining to hospitals, and police brutality, among other topics. Declares 1962 as a year for progress in the field of civil rights while admitting that some difficulties remain.
Gilder Lehrman Document No.: GLC05630.
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- Original Collection:
- Gilder Lehrman Collection (Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (New York, N.Y.))
- Contributing Institution:
- Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
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