Government, Politics and Legislation documents preview

Governments and political figures play a key role in the history of African Americans and, as such, Government and Politics is an important theme for the African American Communities collection.

AFL-CIO position on the proposed State Constitution 1970 Official Record; Correspondence University of Illinois at Chicago Library, Special Collections
Aiken and Faulkner Real Estate: accounts for Annie L. Rucker, 1920-1931 Ephemera; Financial Document; Notes Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center
Building Illinois Legislative Lobby - Bill 1978-1979 Correspondence; Report; Official Record University of Illinois at Chicago Library, Special Collections
Chicago Commission on Race Relations – racial contacts parts I, IV c.1920 Report The Newberry Library
Congressional record 1900 Printed Book; Official Record Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center
Election Reform Law 1978 Official Record; Report; Ephemera University of Illinois at Chicago Library, Special Collections
Equal opportunity 24 Sep 1965 - 4 Jun 1973 Correspondence; Official Record; Report University of Illinois at Chicago Library, Special Collections
House Bill No. 644 - Act No. 569 - deputy recorder 31 Jan 1946 Legal Document Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center
House of Representatives - bills of interest 1960-1975 Legal Document; Report Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center
Judge Irvin C. Mollison (husband of Alice Rucker) newspaper clippings 1945-1951 Newspaper Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center
Leadership Council on Civil Rights 15 Jan 1971 - 13 Feb 1975 Official Record; Correspondence; Report; Speech; Pamphlet University of Illinois at Chicago Library, Special Collections
'The Messenger: World's Greatest Negro Monthly', Volume IX, No. 2. February 1927 Feb 1927 Periodical The Newberry Library
Partners for Progress, Civil Rights Act of 1964, undated 1964 Speech; Legal Document; Leaflet Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center
Partners for Progress, Clippings, 1964-1965 1964-1965 Newspaper Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center
Partners for Progress, Correspondence, 1964-1965 8 Jun 1964 - 18 May 1965 Correspondence Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center
Partners for Progress, Newsletters, 1964 Mar 1964 - Apr 1965 Periodical Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center
Partners for Progress, Printed Materials, 1964-1965 1964-1965 Periodical; Pamphlet; Leaflet Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center
Partners for Progress, Reports, 1964 Mar 1964 - 17 Mar 1965 Report; Correspondence; Official Record Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center
Planning Documents, 1958-1960, undated 1958-1960 Report; Official Record Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center
Press Releases, 1959 19 Jan 1959 - 26 Oct 1960 Official Record Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center
Race Matters - Negroes in Elective and Appointed Office, St. Louis 1965 Notes; List; Correspondence University Archives, Department of Special Collections, Washington University Libraries
Republican text book 1902 Printed Book Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center
Research on Civil Rights enforcement 22 Oct - 16 Dec 1970 Correspondence University of Illinois at Chicago Library, Special Collections
Rosters, voting materials and miscellaneous materials 14 May 1953 - 18 Aug 1961 Legal Document; Official Record; Ephemera; Notes; List Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center
State of Illinois affirmative action program 1 May 1974 - 4 Apr 1975 Official Record; Pamphlet University of Illinois at Chicago Library, Special Collections
Summary and analysis Civil Rights Act and challenge from the Nixon administration 31 Jul 1964 - 5 Aug 1969 Correspondence; Report University of Illinois at Chicago Library, Special Collections
US Commission on Civil Rights 3 Feb 1966 - 11 May 1968 Correspondence; Report University of Illinois at Chicago Library, Special Collections
Voter registration project 1976-1977 Correspondence; Report; Legal Document University of Illinois at Chicago Library, Special Collections