Box L.27
Contains 116 Results:
Lynching Legislation - 71st Congress (1929-1931), 1929-1930
Contains documentation of H.R. 2403, H.J. Res. 359
Lynching Legislation - 73rd Congress (1933-1935), 1933-1934
Contains documentation of S. 1978 also known as the Costigan-Wagner bill, and H.R. 6559. Documents include transcripts of Walter White and Charles Houston statements before congress, press releases, and pamphlets from the NAACP. Also contains a petition by the Elks of New Orleans with 10,000 signers listed in support of the legislation.
Lynching Legislation - 74th Congress (1935-1937) - Bill Texts, 1935
Printed text of bill H.R. 4457
Lynching Legislation - 74th Congress (1935-1937) - Articles, 1935
Lynching Legislation - 74th Congress (1935-1937) - Clippings, 1934-1935
Contains mainly documentation of bill number S. 24, also known as the Costigan Wagner bill, and clippings referring to the many bills introduced during the 74th congress.
Lynching Legislation - 74th Congress (1935-1937) - Congressional Record, 1935-1936
Printed Congressional Record issues from 1935 and 1936, which include statements by congressmen Gavagan, Celler, and Wolverton.
Lynching Legislation - 74th Congress (1935-1937) - NAACP Press Releases, 1934-1935
Lynching Legislation - 74th Congress (1935-1937) - Telegrams, 1935-1936
Includes a telegram from Walter White of NAACP and another from H. Horton of New York
Lynching Legislation - 75th Congress (1937-1939), 1937
Contains printed bills H.R. 143, 162, 164, and 228 and a clipping about antilynching bills introduced.