This memo summarizes a letter protesting the Committee on Civil Rights and the Committee on Higher Education.
This document was identified by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2016 Summer Workshop at the Truman Library.
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This memo summarizes a letter protesting the Committee on Civil Rights and the Committee on Higher Education.
This document was identified by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2016 Summer Workshop at the Truman Library.
This primary source comes from the Collection HST-OFF: Official Files (Truman Administration).
National Archives Identifier: 40020073
Full Citation: Memorandum with Summary of Letter Protesting Committee on Civil Rights and the Committee on Higher Education; 12/29/1947; President’s Committee on Civil Rights, OF 596a; Official Files, 1945 – 1953; Collection HST-OFF: Official Files (Truman Administration),; Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, MO. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/memo-files-letter-protest/, April 8, 2026]
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