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Correspondence re: reactions to the Civil Rights Bill of 1964 and the Los Angeles riots of 1965
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Thirteen letters and assorted clippings enclosed including newspaper stories and a sermon. Correspondence from constituents sent to Representative Claude Pepper responding to the Watts Riots of 1965 and the acquittal of three men charged...
This letter from realtor Joe L. Cobb to U.S. Senator Spessard L. Holland expresses support for the senator's opposition to the Civil Rights Bill. Cobb discusses coverage of Holland in the St. Petersburg Times (April 2, 1964) and mentions...
Letters between Spessard L. Holland and Joe L. Cobb
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Two letters and a newspaper clipping enclosed. The earlier letter (April 3, 1964) from realtor Joe L. Cobb to U.S. Senator Spessard L. Holland expresses support for the senator's opposition to the Civil Rights Bill. Cobb discusses two...
In this speech (December 10, 1960), Florida Governor LeRoy Collins thanks the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith for an award they presented to him. He recounts the achievements of his administration in progressing civil rights in...
In his 1956 inaugural address, Florida Governor LeRoy Collins expresses gratitude to those who have supported him, discusses the achievements of his previous half-term, and proposes goals for his upcoming full-term as governor.
A transcript of a speech given by Florida Governor LeRoy Collins, broadcast on both radio and television, addressing contemporary responses to segregation.
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