A letter from a South Carolina constituent protesting a 24-hour guard being placed at the houses of blacks living in the Tom McMillan housing project by the Charleston Navy Yard. Senator Maybank sympathizes with the constituent's views but replies that he can only voice his opposition.
A letter concerning the impact of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision. A constituent fears the decision might prove to be "a double edged sword" in the future. The clipping referred to can be found in the physical collections of the College of Charleston.
A letter from a South Carolina constituent warning Senator Maybank of the Supreme Court's further interference in the desegregation of public housing projects. Senator Maybank replied that he had made a statement to withdraw his support for public housing programs as a result of the Brown vs. Board of Education decision banning segregation in public schools.
Correspondence concerning a proposal by a Mississippi professor of law to shift the enactment of desegregation to the state governments and to shift the authority to decide whether the states are effectively enacting desegregation from the Supreme Court to the United States Legislature. Senator Maybank took interest in this proposal and sent a copy to the Governor of South Carolina.
A letter from a South Carolina constituent congratulating Senator Maybank on his withdrawal of support for the Federal Housing Program as a result of the Supreme Court decision concerning segregation.