Sen. John L. McClellan Agrees to Co-Sponsor E.R.A.

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Collection:: Land of (Unequal) Opportunity: Documenting the Civil Rights Struggle in Arkansas
Title:: Sen. John L. McClellan Agrees to Co-Sponsor E.R.A.
Creator:: John L. McClellan
Publisher:: Fayetteville, Ark. : University of Arkansas Libraries
Date of Original:: 1955-02-08
Subject:: African Americans--Arkansas
Civil rights--Arkansas
Race discrimination--Arkansas
Segregation--Arkansas
Location:: United States, Arkansas, 34.75037, -92.50044
Medium:: letters (correspondence)
Type:: Text
Format:: application/pdf
Description:: Letter sent to Miss Aurelle Burnside in response to her request that Sen. McClellan co-sponsor the Equal Rights Amendment.
Women -- Suffrage -- Voting -- Equal Rights Amendment -- Arkansas Federation of Business & Professional Womens Clubs -- Washington, D.C.
AURELLE BURNSIDE LEGISLATION E QUAL RIGHTS COPY February , 1955 Miss Aurelle Burnside State Le islation Chairman Ark. Fed. of B. & P . W. Clubs El Dorado, Arkansas Dear Miss Burnside: This acknowledaes your letter of February 7 reg- garding the Equal Rightll Amendment. I will confer with Senator Butler riaht away about it. I have been a co- sponsor of this measure in the past and may coneent to do ao again. While I am of the impression that many do not understand the full impact of this proposed Constitutional Amendment, still I have taken the position that if our women want it, then I shall support it. With kindest regards , I am Sincerely yours, John L. McClellan J LMc:hb
Metadata URL:: http://digitalcollections.uark.edu/cdm/ref/collection/Civilrights/id/1692
IIIF manifest:: https://digitalcollections.uark.edu/iiif/2/Civilrights:1692/manifest.json
Additional Rights Information:: Please contact Special Collections for information on copyright.
Original Collection:: Ouachita Baptist University Archvies, John L. McClellan Papers
Contributing Institution:: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Libraries
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