- Collection:
- Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
- Title:
- Analysis of S. 2988 : a bill to strengthen the internal security of the United States; February 19, 1968
- Creator:
- Emerson, Thomas Irwin, 1907-
- Date of Original:
- 1968-01-01
- Subject:
- Civil rights
Legislation
National Committee to Abolish the House Un-American Activities Committee
Politics, Practical - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- documents (object genre)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Analysis of Senate bill 2988, the Internal Security Act of 1968, introduced to the Senate by Senator James Eastland. Thomas I. Emerson, professor at Yale University, deciphers the bill and its effects on all Americans, but especially on civil rights organizations. According to Emerson, the bill was designed to overrule Supreme Court decisions dealing with internal security made during the previous 15 years.
Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
This item is part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. - Metadata URL:
- https://usm.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_5776b601-7f47-420a-86ad-abce5bbc4872
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- University Libraries provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. When possible, we have provided information regarding the copyright right status of an item; however, the information we have may not be accurate or complete. Obtaining permissions to publish or otherwise use is the sole responsibility of the user.
- Original Collection:
- M345 Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers
Box 6, Folder 12 - Contributing Institution:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries
- Rights:
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