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Civil Rights Correspondence

The John C. Stennis collection (U.S. Senator [D], 1947-1989) contains materials devoted to reflecting Civil Rights issues, which offer perspective into the myriad issues facing the nation during Stennis' tenure in the Senate.

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Correspondence, John C. Stennis, Russell C. Davis, J. Stanley Pottinger, December 13-January 3, 1977

Sen. Stennis is forwarded a copy of Russell C. Davis's (Mayor of Jackson, MS) letter to the Civil Rights Office of the Dept. of Justice re: it's ruling against the city's annexation attempt.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, V.J. Daniel Jr., September 9-29, 1977

Constituent and Sen. Stennis oppose S. 995, "which would amend the Civil Rights Act to prohibit discrimination based on pregnancy".
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, circa April 6-13, 1976

Constituent and public school teacher expresses frustration at school desegregation efforts.
Correspondence, Bennie G. Thompson, John C. Stennis, November 18-25, 1975

Bolton Mayor, Bennie G. Thompson, urges Sen. Stennis to vote to table proposal concerning Public School Desegregation.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, John V. Tunney, April 10, 1975

Sen. Stennis requests that his statement opposing the extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 be entered into the Senate's hearing record.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, J. Stanley Pottinger, Robert D. Gage, April 29-May 21, 1975

Sen. Stennis urges Civil Rights Division of the Dept. of Justice to provide election observers for upcoming elections in Claiborne County, MS.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, circa September 1974

Sen. Stennis comments on school segregation in the Northern states.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, December 13-19, 1974

Constituent strongly disapproves of Federal Government's handling of school integration, social security and other national issues.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, September 12-27, 1974

Constituent voices opposition to school busing.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, September 5-27, 1974

Marion County School District voices opposition to school busing.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, October 1-18, 1973

Young constituent asks Sen. Stennis for his views on school busing.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, Peter E. Holmes, Sharp W. Banks Jr., May 24-30, 1973

Sen. Stennis is sent a copy of a letter informing the Superintendent of the Warren County School System that a deferral of federal funds will be imposed under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, September 18-26, 1973

Constituent laments difficulties caused by school busing and desegregation measures.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, circa February 4, 1972

Senator Stennis agrees with constituent opposition to school desegregation measures and recommends overwhelming public pressure against it.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, February 17-25, 1972

Senator Stennis agrees with constituent opposition to school desegregation measures and recommends overwhelming public pressure against it.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, February 22-March 11, 1972

Senator Stennis agrees with constituent opposition to school busing measures and cites growing national opposition against it.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, January 28-February 14, 1972

Senator Stennis agrees with constituent opposition to school desegregation measures and recommends overwhelming public pressure against it.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, March 17-April 18, 1972

Senator Stennis thanks constituent for letter re: opposition to school busing and President Nixon's position on the matter.
Correspondence, Robert M. Ellard, John C. Stennis, August 28-30, 1972

Constituent commends Sen. Stennis on his fight against school busing; Sen. Stennis states his position in response.
Letter, Theodore M. Hesburgh to John C. Stennis, August 1, 1972

Chairman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights opposes pending anti-busing legislation and urges support of school desegregation efforts.
Senator Stennis Civil Rights Correspondence B03F20L05

Memo to Sen. Stennis re: School Desegregation Amendments.
Senator Stennis Civil Rights Correspondence B03F20L06

Memo to Sen. Stennis re: Position Paper on Stennis Amendment.
Senator Stennis Civil Rights Correspondence B03F20L07

Memo to Sen. Stennis re: .Supreme Court Decision Striking Down Tennessee Law Requiring One Year Residence to Vote.
Amendment, John C. Stennis, July 31, 1971

Memo to Sen. Stennis re: Emergency School Aid Bill and Stennis Amendment.
Senator Stennis Civil Rights Correspondence B03F20L01

Memo to Sen. Stennis re: Charlotte Mecklenburg school desegregation Court cases.
Senator Stennis Civil Rights Correspondence B03F20L02

Memo to Sen. Stennis re: Department of Health, Education and Welfare School Desegregation figures.
Senator Stennis Civil Rights Correspondence B03F20L04

Memo to Sen. Stennis re: Segregation Laws in the Southern States.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, August 11-17, 1970

Senator Stennis discusses the state of Mississippi Schools.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, February 10-13, 1970

Senator Stennis describes his ammendment to the H.E.W. where in calls for uniform application of the desgeregation policy across all states.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, February 1-10, 1970

Senator Stennis thanks his constituent for thier support.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, February 1-10, 1970

Senator Stennis discusses the Freedom of Choice Act he is presenting on the Senate floor.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, February 19-March 11, 1970

Senator Stennis discusses his Public Education Bill.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, February 20-March 16, 1970

Senator Stennis discusses the H.E.W.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, February 2-9, 1970

Sentator Stennis Explains the Secondary Education Act.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, February 4-13, 1970

Senator Stennis comments on the growing problems in Mississippi Schools.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, January 13-February 3, 1970

Senator Stennis comments on the upcoming vote for the Education Act.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, January 29-February 9, 1970

Senator Stennis laments the unequal application of the Supreme Court rulings.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, July 25-31, 1970

Sentator Stennis comments on getting President Nixon to help in the Mississippi Schools situation.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, March 23-April 13, 1970

Senator Stennis comments on the light he has brought to the unequal application of the desegregation policy.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, March 27-April 10, 1970.

Senator Stennis laments the wattering down of his Education Bill.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, March 9-April 17, 1970

Senator Stennis thanks his constituent for thier support.
Correspondence, W.C. Rodgers, John C. Stennis, April 2-27, 1970

Senator Stennis discusses the Genocide Convention.
Senator Stennis Civil Rights Correspondence B03F17L01

Memo to Sen. Stennis re: Operations of Education Branch, Office of Civil Rights, Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
Senator Stennis Civil Rights Correspondence B03F17L02

Memo to Sen. Stennis re: Tax deductability of gifts to private schools.
Senator Stennis Civil Rights Correspondence B03F18L01

Memo to Sen. Stennis re: Miss. constitution and code provisions establishing a dual system of schools.
Senator Stennis Civil Rights Correspondence B03F18L02

Memo to Sen. Stennis re: his speech on school desegregation measures.
Senator Stennis Civil Rights Correspondence B03F19L01

Memo to Sen. Stennis re: speech on public school systems.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, April 23-May 14, 1969

Senator Stennis discusses the power of the Supreme Court, and the impact of rulings on Mississippi.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, August 4-11, 1969

Senator Stennis discusses his support for the house "Freedom of Choice" bill.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, December 10-23, 1969

Senator Stennis comments on his continued fight for Mississippi Schools.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, December 11-24, 1969

Senator Stennis thanks his constituents for thier support.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, December 28-January 9, 1950

Constituent discredits military service of African Americans and urges Sen. Stennis to fight proposed Civil Rights legislation.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, James O. Eastland, August 13-28, 1969

Sentator Stennis thanks his constituent for his fine letter, and discusses his meeting with President Nixon in regards to the rulings of the Supreme Court.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, July 10-17, 1969

Senator Stennis comments on the department of Heath Education and Welfare.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, July 9-22, 1969

Senator Stennis discusses the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, March 17-May 9, 1969

Senator Stennis discusses the ongoing struggle Mississippi schools are having with the H.E.W.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, November 14-December 8, 1969

Senator Stennis comments on his struggle and fight against Civi Rights legislation since 1954. He discusses how he has fought against the H.E.W., and comments on his support for Congressman Whitten's new amendment to the H.E.W. appropriations Bill.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, November 21, 1969

Senator Stennis discusses his fight against intergration.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, November 21-December 4, 1969

Senator Stennis thanks his constituent for thier support in his fight for Mississippi Schools.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, November 25-December 3, 1969

Senator Stennis discusses the possible impact of the H.E.W on Mississippi schools.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, September 15-26, 1969

Senator Stennis coments on his ongoing talks with President Nixon, the Attorney General, and Secretary of the H.E.W. in regards to the thirty-three Mississippi school districts under review.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, September 4-17, 1969

Senator Stennis discusses his support for the Whitten amendment to the Health Education and Welfare Appropriations Bill.
Floor statements, John C. Stennis, December 2, 1969

Two (2) of Sen. Stennis's Senate Floor Statements re: School Desegregation Compliance.
Letter, John C. Stennis to Richard M. Nixon, March 12, 1969

Senator Stennis pleads with President Nixon to intercede on Mississippi's behalf, against the department of Health Education and Welfare.
Correspondence, John L. McClellan, Lister Hill, William H. Dawson, Carl D. Perkins, James O. Eastland, John C. Stennis, William M. Colmer, September 10, 1968

Senator Stennis discusses the cutting off of Federal funds to Lamar County.
Correspondence, Joe T. Patterson, Jamie L. Whitten, John C. Stennis, Sam J. Erving Jr., May 22-26, 1967

Senator Stennis goes into great detail on how he has fought desegregation of Hospitals and schools by the H.E.W. Civil Rights Bill of 1964.
Correspondence, Joe T. Patterson, John C. Stennis, April 4-20, 1967

Senator Stennis discusses a brief about eight schools losing federal aid for non-compliance with the H.E.W. law on desegrigation.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, April 26-May 12, 1967

Senator Stennis discusses the disbursement of Welfare Payments to nursing home patients.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, April 2-May 5, 1967

Sen. Stennis comments on Stokely Carmichael.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, August 3-September 18, 1967

Sen. Stennis believes Civil Rights activists Stokely Carmichael and H. Rap Brown ""should be put in jail'.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, December 1-12, 1967

Senator Stennis discusses the noncompliance of the "Civil Rights Bill" by the Webster County Board of Education.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, December 26-January 2, 1968

Senator Stennis discusses the issue of the H.E.W. only applying forced integration in the south, even though there are schools across the United States not complying with the Civil Rights Bill.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, May 16-20, 1967

Senator Stennis discusses school guidelines set up by the department of Health Education and Welfare.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, May 17-26, 1967

Senator Stennis discusses the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with constituent.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, May 18-June 1, 1967

Sen. Stennis believes the Justice Department should bring charges against Civil Rights activist Stokely Carmichael.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, October 20-November 30, 1967

Senator Stennis addresses a disgruntled Californian's letter.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, September 13-26, 1967

Senator Stennis discusses with a constituent a possible sit-in planned for the Pentagon.
Letter from John C. Stennis, January 5, 1967

Senator Stennis requests statistics about the compliance to the Civil Rights Bill of 1964 on a state by state basis.
Letter, John C. Stennis to John W. Gardner, May 4, 1967

Senator Stennis requests statistics on schools outside of the south, and how those schools are treated in respect to the Civil Rights Bill of 1964.
Letter, John C. Stennis to Lister Hill, June 22, 1967

Senator Stennis discusses with Senator Lister Hill the need for fair and equal application of the Civil Rights Bill across all fifty state not just the south
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, William H. Stewart, November 16-December 14, 1966

Senator Stennis discusses the treatment of emergency Medicare patients in hospitals not participating in the Medicare programe. In regards to the hospital's Medicare program awaiting H.E.W. aporval.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, William H. Stewart, November 28-December 16, 1966

Senator Stennis writes to the Surgeon General in response to a letter from a constituent regarding Title VI, of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, April 12-29, 1965

Constituent urges Mississippi Congressional Delegation to be more vocal.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, February 13-22, 1965

Senator Stennis thanks a constituent for his letter regarding a possible nationwide boycott of Mississippi products and also briefly discusses his thoughts on Civil Rights.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, Lee C. White, March 29-April 1, 1965

Sen. Stennis urges President Johnson to take legal action against proposed economic boycott of Alabama.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, March 11-April 29, 1965

Sen. Stennis explains why Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. cannot be charged with inciting a riot; comments on Congressman Adam Clayton Powell.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, March 12-April 29, 1965

Sen. Stennis promises to "curb the activities" of the 1965 Freedom Riders.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, May 12-17, 1965

Senator Stennis discusses the threatened boycott of Mississippi products.
Letter from John C. Stennis, March 12, 1965

Senator Stennis discusses the threatened boycott of Mississippi products and describes the steps that he has taken to prevent this situation from occurring.
Letter, John C. Stennis, Lyndon Baines Johnson, February 16, 1965

Senator Stennis comments on his concerns to President Johnson, in regard to a proposed nationwide boycott of Mississippi products. Stennis points to an article from the Wall Street Journal stating that a number of local NAACP chapters are behind this boycott.
Senator Stennis Civil Rights Correspondence B03F21L02

The Assistant Attorney General (Anti-trust Division) informs Sen. Stennis why legal action cannot be taken against Dr. Martin Luther King's proposed economic boycott of Alabama.
Senator Stennis Civil Rights Correspondence B03F43L05

Constituent pleads with U.S. President re: Southern race relations, Civil Rights law and enforcement.
Senator Stennis Civil Rights Correspondence B04F46L01

Senator Stennis thanks his constituent for his letter and support.
Senator Stennis Civil Rights Correspondence B04F46L03

Senator Stennis compliments Governor Johnson and discusses the situation of a possible nationwide boycott of Mississippi products.
Senator Stennis Civil Rights Correspondence B04F59L01

Senator Stennis addresses a situation in a motel in Prentiss Mississippi.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, August 12-October 22, 1964

Senator Stennis discusses with a constituent the possibility of martial law being imposed in Mississippi. Stennis also notes a speech in which he discourages Mississippians from joining the Ku Klux Klan.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, August 13-17, 1964

Senator Stennis discusses the actions of F.B.I. agents with a constituent.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, J. Edgar Hoover, July 30-August 17, 1964

Senator Stennis enters into a series of correspondences with a Mississippi Attorney and J. Edgar Hoover. This dialogue is calling into question the practices of agents in the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, July 22-August 1, 1964

Senator Stennis discusses with a constituent the efforts he has taken to get agitators out of Mississippi.
Correspondence, John C. Stennis, July 26-31, 1964

Senator Stennis thanks a constituent for his letter.