- Collection:
- Indianapolis recorder
- Title:
- Governor Matthew Welsh Signs Civil Rights Bill
- Date of Original:
- 1963
- Subject:
- Governors--Indiana
Civil rights--Indiana
Leadership--Indiana
Legislators--Indiana - People:
- Welsh, Matthew E. (Matthew Empson), 1912-
- Location:
- United States, Indiana, 40.00032, -86.25027
United States, Indiana, Marion County, Indianapolis, 39.76838, -86.15804 - Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Matthew Welsh campaigned with the pledge to set a moral tone for Indiana government. He called for fair employment laws and equal public accommodations. As governor, he signed a 1963 Civil Rights Bill (SB131) witnessed by sponsors Marshall Kizer, Robert Rock, Robert Brokenburr, and L. Keith Bulen.
- Metadata URL:
- https://images.indianahistory.org/digital/collection/p0303/id/442
- IIIF manifest:
- https://images.indianahistory.org/iiif/2/p0303:442/manifest.json
- Original Collection:
- Indianapolis Recorder
P 0303 - Contributing Institution:
- Indiana Historical Society
- Rights:
-
Governor Matthew Welsh Signs Civil Rights Bill
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