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Box L.27

 Container

Contains 116 Results:

Lynching Legislation - 71st Congress (1929-1931), 1929-1930

 File — Box: L.27
Scope and Contents

Contains documentation of H.R. 2403, H.J. Res. 359

Dates: 1929-1930

Lynching Legislation - 73rd Congress (1933-1935), 1933-1934

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1933-1934

Lynching Legislation - 74th Congress (1935-1937) - Bill Texts, 1935

 File — Box: L.27
Scope and Contents

Printed text of bill H.R. 4457

Dates: 1935

Lynching Legislation - 74th Congress (1935-1937) - Clippings, 1934-1935

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1934-1935

Lynching Legislation - 74th Congress (1935-1937) - Congressional Record, 1935-1936

 File — Box: L.27
Scope and Contents

Printed Congressional Record issues from 1935 and 1936, which include statements by congressmen Gavagan, Celler, and Wolverton.

Dates: 1935-1936

Lynching Legislation - 74th Congress (1935-1937) - Telegrams, 1935-1936

 File — Box: L.27
Scope and Contents

Includes a telegram from Walter White of NAACP and another from H. Horton of New York

Dates: 1935-1936

Lynching Legislation - 75th Congress (1937-1939), 1937

 File — Box: L.27
Scope and Contents

Contains printed bills H.R. 143, 162, 164, and 228 and a clipping about antilynching bills introduced.

Dates: 1937