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Jean Stein Personal Papers
JSTPP-006-010
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Jean Stein Personal Papers
JSTPP-006-001
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Jean Stein Personal Papers
JSTPP-005-001
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Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-017-014
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Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-017-009
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Harris Wofford
JFKWHSFHW-002-012
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-019-001
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Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Personal Papers
NKPP-008-002
This folder contains language that is derogatory, racist, and/or outdated to describe individuals or communities.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Harris Wofford
JFKWHSFHW-009-010
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-097-008
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a large political rally in Washington, D.C. during which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech advocating harmonious race relations. Materials in this folder include a church newsletter publicizing the rally, handwritten notes by the President, and drafts of a proposed statement in response to the demonstration. This statement emphasizes the administration's accomplishments while noting the necessity for additional actions in order for the nation to achieve full equality for all citizens.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0365-008
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between various members of the White House staff and individual citizens concerning incidents of religious discrimination, discriminatory housing practices, discriminatory employment practices, and the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a large political rally during which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech advocating harmonious racial relations. The folder also contains transcripts of television broadcasts concerning the civil rights demonstration. Of note are signed letters from entertainer Josephine Baker to President Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0358-012
Materials in this folder include a newspaper article, a summary of existing civil rights programs within the Executive Branch, a proposal for an expanded legislative civil rights platform, correspondence between President Kennedy and civil rights representatives, a draft of President John F. Kennedy’s speech to representatives from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and memoranda from Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton and Special Assistant to the President for Civil Rights Harris Wofford concerning the integration of the National Guard, President Kennedy’s meetings with civil rights advocates, and anti-discrimination policies for the Peace Corps. Of note is a signed letter to the President from Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0368-006
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Assistant Special Counsel to the President Lee C. White, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning civil rights demonstrations affiliated with the Albany Movement and the arrest of clergy members in Albany, Georgia, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Of note are telegrams to President Kennedy from Albany Movement leader Dr. William G. Anderson.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0368-005
Materials in this folder include telegrams, a newspaper article, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Assistant Special Counsel to the President Lee C. White, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning civil rights demonstrations, incidents of racially motivated violence, a policy prohibiting separate funeral and burial service contracts for veterans of different races, and the arrest of clergy members in Albany, Georgia, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Of note is a telegram to President Kennedy from Dr. King.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0368-004
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, a newspaper article, and correspondence between President Kennedy, Assistant Special Counsel to the President Lee C. White, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning civil rights demonstrations, racially integrated housing, the activities of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and the arrest of clergy members in Albany, Georgia, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Of note is a telegram to President Kennedy from Dr. King.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0368-002
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, and correspondence between President Kennedy, Assistant Special Counsel to the President Lee C. White, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning civil rights demonstrations, the administration’s policy of speaking appearances for segregated audiences, and the arrest of civil rights advocates in Albany, Georgia, including Reverend Ralph Abernathy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-001-020
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-019-001-p0017
Photograph of a petition to President John F. Kennedy signed by California Governor Edmund G. "Pat" Brown and 18 other individuals urging all citizens of California to support the appeal of Dr. Martin Luther King and other civil rights leaders for President Kennedy to utilize his executive authority to resolve issues in Birmingham, Alabama.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HGB-01
Belafonte discusses the development of his political awareness, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. and others in the civil rights movement, and collaboration and conflict with John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-BM-01
Marshall discusses violence in Alabama in May 1961 during the Freedom Rides, the situation in Birmingham, negotiations with Governor Patterson, the decision to send federal marshals to Montgomery, and federal protection for Martin Luther King, Jr.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C277-1-63
President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson meet with organizers of "The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom” in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Secretary of Labor, Willard Wirtz; Executive Director of the National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice, Mathew Ahmann; President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; representative for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), John Lewis; President of the American Jewish Congress, Rabbi Joachim Prinz; President of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC), Reverend Eugene Carson Blake; President of the Negro American Labor Council (NALC), A. Philip Randolph; President Kennedy; Vice President Johnson; President of United Auto Workers (UAW), Walter P. Reuther; President of the National Urban League, Whitney M. Young, Jr.; National Chairman of Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Floyd McKissick.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR8090-C
Civil rights leaders speak to members of the press following a meeting with President John F. Kennedy regarding "The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,” held earlier that day. Left to right: President of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC), Reverend Eugene Carson Blake (on edge of frame); Executive Director of the National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice, Mathew Ahmann (wearing glasses, head turned); unidentified (back to camera); President of the National Urban League, Whitney M. Young, Jr.; Executive Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Roy Wilkins (partially hidden); President of the Negro American Labor Council (NALC), A. Philip Randolph (speaking at microphones); representative for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), John Lewis (behind Randolph); President of United Auto Workers (UAW), Walter P. Reuther; President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; President of the American Jewish Congress, Rabbi Joachim Prinz; several unidentified reporters. White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR8090-B
Civil rights leaders speak to members of the press following a meeting with President John F. Kennedy regarding "The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,” held earlier that day. Left to right: President of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC), Reverend Eugene Carson Blake; unidentified (back to camera); President of the National Urban League, Whitney M. Young, Jr.; President of the Negro American Labor Council (NALC), A. Philip Randolph; unidentified man (in back); Executive Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Roy Wilkins (speaking at microphones); President of United Auto Workers (UAW), Walter P. Reuther; President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; President of the American Jewish Congress, Rabbi Joachim Prinz; several unidentified reporters. White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR8090-A
President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson meet with organizers of "The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom” in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Secretary of Labor, Willard Wirtz; National Chairman of Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Floyd McKissick; Executive Director of the National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice, Mathew Ahmann; President of the National Urban League, Whitney M. Young, Jr.; President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; representative for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), John Lewis; President of the American Jewish Congress, Rabbi Joachim Prinz; President of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC), Reverend Eugene Carson Blake; President of the Negro American Labor Council (NALC), A. Philip Randolph; President Kennedy; Vice President Johnson; President of United Auto Workers (UAW), Walter P. Reuther; Executive Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Roy Wilkins.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7993-C
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy meets with civil rights leaders in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Attorney General Kennedy; President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (partially hidden); President of the National Council of Negro Women, Dorothy Height; Executive Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Roy Wilkins; unidentified man (in front); attorney James H. Scheuer (in back); President of the National Urban League, Whitney M. Young, Jr.; President of the Negro American Labor Council (NALC), A. Philip Randolph.