Letter from Janelle Blackwell
4/3/1964
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This is a letter dated April 3, 1964, from Janelle Blackwell of El Dorado, Arkansas, to the U.S. Department of Labor requesting that the Beatles be allowed to travel to the United States.
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In 1964, the Department of Labor, in an effort to protect American jobs, instituted restrictions to make it harder for foreign musicians to enter the country. The press reported that these new requirements would prevent the Beatles from performing in the U.S. Hundreds of distraught teenagers deluged President Johnson and Secretary of Labor Willard Wirtz with letters and petitions like this one.
This primary source comes from the General Records of the Department of Labor.
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596104Full Citation: Letter from Janelle Blackwell; 4/3/1964; General Records of the Department of Labor, Record Group 174. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/letter-from-janelle-blackwell, May 2, 2024]