Segregation: Correspondence between William P. Murphy, Senator Burnet R. Maybank, and James F. Byrnes (Governor of South Carolina), June 1954

Title:

Segregation: Correspondence between William P. Murphy, Senator Burnet R. Maybank, and James F. Byrnes (Governor of South Carolina), June 1954

Date:

1954

Creator (Personal):

Murphy, William P.

Description:

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.

Collection Title:

Senator Burnet R. Maybank Papers, 1914-1973

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Documents

Series:

Burnet R. Maybank Senatorial Papers - Segregation 1954

Personal or Corporate Subject:

United States. Supreme Court

Topical Subject:

Civil rights and Segregation in education

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

MSS 0085 Box 193 Folder 60

Date Digital:

2015-02-18

Digitization Specifications:

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

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public domain.

Access Statement:

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

Admin ID:

44024