Textual folder
Laurence I. Hewes Personal Papers
LIHPP-002-006
This folder contains part of the draft initial report of the President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Forces, titled "Equality of Treatment and Opportunity for Negro Military Personnel Stationed within the United States." The report discusses issues related to Black military service members, including segregation and discriminatory practices in recruitment, promotion, and both on-base and off-base housing, services, and recreation. The folder also contains drafts of an article by journalists Ruth Cook Brecher and Edward Brecher titled "The Armed Forces and Integration," as well as correspondence related to the article.