Edited Draft of a Speech by Representative L. Mendel Rivers on Extending the Life of the Civil Rights Commission, September 5, 1959

Title:

Edited Draft of a Speech by Representative L. Mendel Rivers on Extending the Life of the Civil Rights Commission, September 5, 1959

Date:

1959

Creator (Personal):

Rivers, L. Mendel (Lucius Mendel), 1905-1970

Description:

Representative Rivers addresses the Speaker of the House, condemns the report by the Civil Rights Commission, and argues that the creation and continued existence of the Civil Rights Commission is a danger to the very survival of America as a free nation.

Collection Title:

L. Mendel Rivers Papers, 1940-1962

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Documents

Personal or Corporate Subject:

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
United States Commission on Civil Rights

Topical Subject:

Segregation in education, United States. Civil Rights Act of 1957, and Civil rights--United States

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

MSS 0094 Box 11 Folder 11

Date Digital:

2015-03-11

Digitization Specifications:

300 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL, Archival masters are tiffs.

Copyright Status Statement:

Public domain.

Access Statement:

For more information contact Special Collections at Addlestone Library, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, 29424.

Admin ID:

24295