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This speech from an anonymous Florida Attorney General addressing the Dade County Bar Association in 1957 concerns segregation and integration, particularly in the American South.
This speech from an anonymous speaker to the Fort Pierce Rotary Club concerns segregation in Fort Pierce, Florida and in the America south more generally. The speech includes discussion of the speaker's proposals to the Florida legislature.
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...
In this letter, Second Judicial Circuit Judge W. May Walker thanks U.S. Senator Spessard L. Holland for previous correspondences and expresses confidence in Holland's re-election campaign, mentioning his opposition to the Civil Rights Bill.
Letters between Spessard L. Holland and Clayton J. Weir
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Two letters enclosed. The earlier letter (October 24, 1964) includes Clayton J. Weir's predictions concerning U.S. Senator Spessard L. Holland's upcoming election in relation to a proposed civil rights bill. Holland's reply (October 30, ...
Letters between Spessard L. Holland and J. Ed Blocker
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Two letters enclosed. The earlier letter (January 30, 1964) from J.E. Blocker of Blocker and Turnipseed Interiors and Carpets to U.S. Senator Spessard L. Holland expresses Blocker's support of Holland in his re-election campaign and his...
Letters between Spessard L. Holland and James D. Goode
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Two letters enclosed. The earlier letter (March 12, 1964) from James D. "Dorsey" Goode of Southern Laundry Company to U.S. Senator Spessard L. Holland communicates Goode's views on the potential of Lyndon B. Johnson choosing Robert F....
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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