Collection: L. Mendel Rivers Papers, 1940-1962 / Date Range (beta): 1959 / Subject (Topic): Segregation in education - Lowcountry Digital Library Catalog Search Search Results

Start Over Collection L. Mendel Rivers Papers, 1940-1962 ✖ Date Range (beta) 1959 ✖ Subject (Topic) Segregation in education ✖

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

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

Date:: 1959
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.