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Letter on Civil Rights, Fisk University, 2

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This letter is one in a chain of correspondence between Senator Albert Gore and Fisk University's Dean of Chapel, Dr. Lawrence N. Jones. The two men are discussing Senate Bill S-1731, proposed civil rights legislation submitted for consideration to Congress by President Kennedy during June 1963.The University of Tennessee Libraries (Knoxville, Tennessee) is the digital publisher.The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.
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Albert Gore Research Center (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)

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Keywords

  1. African American Civic Leaders
  2. African Americans
  3. Civic Leaders
  4. Civil Rights
  5. Civil Rights Movements
  6. Deans (Education)
  7. Discrimination
  8. Discrimination In Public Accommodations
  9. Employees
  10. Fisk University
  11. Law And Legislation
  12. Legislation
  13. Legislators
  14. Nashville
  15. Politicians
  16. Segregation
  17. Tennessee
  18. United States
  19. United States. Civil Rights Act Of 1964
  20. United States. Congress (88 Th : 1963 1965)

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