Jackie Robinson sent this message to President Johnson regarding violence in Selma, Alabama.
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Jackie Robinson sent this message to President Johnson regarding violence in Selma, Alabama.
This primary source comes from the Collection LBJ-WHCF: White House Central Files (Johnson Administration).
Full Citation: Telegram from Jackie Robinson to the President; 3/9/1965; HU 2/ST 1: Equality of the Races/Alabama; White House Subject Files on Human Rights, 11/22/1963 – 1/20/1969; Collection LBJ-WHCF: White House Central Files (Johnson Administration),; Lyndon Baines Johnson Library, Austin, TX. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/jackie-robinson-lbj/, March 26, 2026]
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