- Collection:
- Volunteer Voices
- Title:
- Letter on Law and Order, 1
- Date of Original:
- 1968/2023
- Subject:
- Civil rights--United States--1960-1970
Poor People's Campaign
Gun control--United States
Civil rights movements--Tennessee
African Americans
Social reform movements
Politics and government - People:
- Gore, Albert, 1907-1998
- Location:
- United States, Tennessee, 35.75035, -86.25027
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- This letter is a response from Senator Albert Gore to a citizen concerned about a particular civil rights demonstration commonly called the "Poor Peoples` Campaign" and federal gun laws. Gore briefly explains his position on gun control and reassures the citizen that the demonstration shall receive his close attention. Identifying information has been removed to protect the identities of private citizens.
The University of Tennessee Libraries (Knoxville, Tennessee) is the digital publisher. - Metadata URL:
- https://digital.lib.utk.edu/collections/islandora/object/volvoices%3A8442
- Language:
- eng
- Original Collection:
- Digital Collection: The Growth of Democracy in Tennessee: A Grassroots Approach to Volunteer Voices
- Contributing Institution:
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Special Collections
- Rights:
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