Civil Rights -- 1959
Civil Rights -- 1959

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights

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Published: 1959

Total Pages: 698

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Considers following bills, to amend Civil Rights Act. S. 435 and similar S. 960, to grant Civil Rights Commission additional time to prepare its report and recommendations on civil rights. S. 456, to authorize Justice Dept to provide legal assistance to persons who desire but cannot afford to take civil action on discrimination charges. S. 499, to establish a Community Relations Service to help calm neighborhood civil tensions, to allow the Justice Dept to subpoena documents related to voting rights violation litigation, and to intensify efforts to prohibit importation, transportation and use of certain explosives for actions relating to racial strife. S. 810, to authorize HEW to coordinate and implement local, state, and Federal efforts to desegregate public schools and to provide Federal grants to promote such efforts. S. 957, to require states to produce and maintain election and voter registration records and to provide these records to the Justice Dept at its request. S. 1084, to establish a Joint Committee on Congressional Representation to examine state election procedures and to recommend the reduction of Congressional Representatives in states that are found guilty of voting rights violations. S. 1199 and similar S. 1277, to prohibit discrimination against any member of the armed services in use of public facilities or transportation.

Civil Rights, 1959
Civil Rights, 1959

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights

Publisher:

Published: 1956

Total Pages: 1408

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Civil Rights--1959
Civil Rights--1959

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights

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Published: 1960

Total Pages: 15

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Civil Rights--1959
Civil Rights--1959

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights

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Published: 1959

Total Pages: 698

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Moving the Chains
Moving the Chains

Author: Erin Grayson Sapp

Publisher: LSU Press

Published: 2022-11-02

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 0807179094

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We remember the 1966 birth of the New Orleans Saints as a shady quid pro quo between the NFL commissioner and a Louisiana congressman. Moving the Chains is the untold story of the athlete protest that necessitated this backroom deal, as New Orleans scrambled to respond to a very public repudiation of the racist policies that governed the city. In the decade that preceded the 1965 athlete walkout, a reactionary backlash had swept through Louisiana, bringing with it a host of new segregation laws and enough social strong-arming to quash any complaints, even from suffering sports promoters. Nationwide protests had assailed the Tulane Green Wave, the Sugar Bowl, and the AFL’s preseason stop-offs, and only legal loopholes and a lot of luck kept football alive in the city. Still, live it did, and in January 1965, locals believed they were just a week away from landing their own pro franchise. All they had to do was pack Tulane Stadium for the city’s biggest audition yet, the AFL All-Star game. Ultimately, all fifty-eight Black and white teammates walked out of the game to protest the town’s lingering segregation practices and public abuse of Black players. Following that, love of the gridiron prompted and excused something out of sync with the city’s branding: change. In less than two years, the Big Easy made enough progress to pass a blitz inspection by Black and white NFL officials and receive the long-desired expansion team. The story of the athletes whose bravery led to change quickly fell by the wayside. Locals framed desegregation efforts as proof that the town had been progressive and tolerant all along. Furthermore, when a handshake between Pete Rozelle and Hale Boggs gave America its first Super Bowl and New Orleans its own club, the city proudly clung to that version of events, never admitting the cleanup even took place. As a result, Moving the Chains is the first book to reveal the ramifications of the All-Stars’ civil resistance and to detail the Saints’ true first win.

Round and Round Together
Round and Round Together

Author: Amy Nathan

Publisher: Paul Dry Books

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Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 1589882822

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"A snapshot of the civil-rights movement in one city provides insight into the important role of individual communities as change moved through the country…a case study of how citizens of one city both precipitated and responded to the whirlwind of social change around them."—Kirkus Reviews "A profoundly moving tribute to the intrepid unsung heroes who risked their lives to help bring an end to Baltimore's Jim Crow Era."—Kam Williams, syndicated columnist On August 28, 1963—the day of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech—segregation ended finally at Baltimore's Gwynn Oak Amusement Park, after nearly a decade of bitter protests. Eleven-month-old Sharon Langley was the first African American child to go on a ride there that day, taking a spin on the park's merry-go-round, which since 1981 has been located on the National Mall in front of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Round and Round Together weaves the story of the struggle to integrate that Baltimore amusement park into the story of the civil rights movement as a whole. Round and Round Together is illustrated with archival photos from newspapers and other sources, as well as personal photos from family albums of individuals interviewed for the book. There is a timeline of major Civil Rights events. "Amy Nathan's book deftly describes the courageous struggle by blacks and whites to end discrimination in the park, the city, and the nation. Readers will walk away with a clearer understanding of segregation and the valiant Americans who fought against this injustice."—Debra Newman Ham, Professor of History, Morgan State University "Round and Round Together tells the inspiring story of how a generation of college and high school students provided the energy and enthusiasm that ended racial segregation in Baltimore's Gwynn Oak Amusement Park and changed the direction of Maryland's history."—James Henretta, Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland "With clarity and passion, Amy Nathan portrays the struggle of everyday citizens to end racial segregation in Baltimore. This compelling history, for and about young people, is simple but profound like freedom itself."—Taylor Branch, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of the trilogy America in the King Years