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A letter from the Department of Health Education and Welfare (name redacted) to Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (name redacted) about details involved in the Topeka desegregation case.
A letter from Sergeant Kaplon of the City of New York Police Department to Frankye Adams-Johnson (Malika) informing her that he will be handling her allegation of misconduct by the police. There is also a copy of the complaint where Frankye Adams-Johnson (Malika) witnessed seeing a police officer assaulting an unknown Black male.
Senator John Stennis writes to President Lyndon Baines Johnson about Head Start in Kemper County, Mississippi. Senator Stennis is requesting that President Johnson forbid the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) to operate Head Start units through Child Development Group of Mississippi (CDGM) in his home county.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. A letter from Richard Larson of the ACLU to William Lamson alerting him that the court has given them an extension to April 15, 1984, to respond to interrogatories.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. A letter from Richard Larson of the ACLU to Dr. Gordon Foster to inquire about his role as an expert witness in the Brown III case.
Mike Manatos, Administrative Assistant to President Lyndon Baines Johnson, writes to Senator John Stennis about Head Start in Kemper County, Mississippi. Mr. Manatos writes to acknowledge an April 5th letter from Senator Stennis and assures him the letter is receiving careful attention from the president's office.
Joseph A. Califano Jr. of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare writes to Chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights Arthur S. Flemming to alert him that his office has received his letter and report of the Kansas Advisory Committee and should hear a response within the next two weeks.
A letter from John Mudd, director of Child Development Group of Mississippi (CDGM) to supporters seeking input on a new funding proposal. The current funding was to expire on September 30, 1966, and CDGM is working to determine how to proceed with acquiring a new round of funding to keep Head Start in Mississippi operating.
Director of Child Development Group of Mississippi (CDGM) John Mudd writes this letter to supporters of CDGM requesting continued support in the face of accusations of wrongdoing by the organization. Mr. Mudd lists some of the contributions CDGM and Head Start have made to communities in Mississippi.
In this letter, Jo, Frankye Adams-Johnson (Malika)'s sister, is writing to update her with the extensive traveling she's been doing in her search for different employment opportunities. She also addresses her communication limitations.
Hodding Carter III, Editor of the Greenville Delta Democrat-Times and board member of Mississippi Action for Progress (MAP), writes to the editors of the New York Times, the Washington Evening Star, and the Washington Post to clear up what he sees as inconsistencies and untruths in reporting about the formation of MAP and its role with Head Start.
A letter dated March 9, 1967, from Director Frederick R. Mangrum introducing Friends of Children of Mississippi, Inc., and seeking volunteers and financial assistance. Mr. Mangrum outlines the history of the organization and gives details about the issues caused by poverty for so many people in the state.
Drew S. Days III, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, writes to Chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights Arthur S. Flemming to let him know that the Department of Justice is considering his report and any pursuant action it might cause.
Director of the Office of Civil Rights of the Region VII Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Jesse L. High writes to Assistant Professor of Law at Washburn University of Topeka William Rich to inform him that records pertaining to past and present investigations of Topeka schools will be available for inspection next week.
Cynthia G. Brown, Principal Deputy of the Office of Civil Rights in the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, writes to Chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights Arthur S. Flemming to alert him that the office is still reviewing his report and hopes to get back to him by the end of the month.
Chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights Arthur S. Flemming writes to Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Joseph A. Califano Jr. to provide him with a statement and summary of facts to the enclosed Kansas Advisory Committee report.
Chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights Arthur S. Flemming writes to Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice Griffin Bell to provide him with a statement and summary of facts to the enclosed Kansas Advisory Committee report.
Ashanti Alston, a Black Liberation Army (BLA) member who was imprisoned for 11 years for a robbery to raise money for the BLA, writes that he would like to set up love workshops for revolutionaries to make them better leaders after seeing the positive impact that being open and loved has had in his life. The letter is dated “sometime in August.”
ACLU Attorney Chris Hansen writes to the defendant lawyers to ask for identification of errors they find in reports from their expert witnesses before depositions to avoid spending too much time arguing over simple factual errors. He recommends that the trial focus on conclusions drawn from facts.
A letter from Ashanti Alston, a Black Liberation Army (BLA) member who was imprisoned for 11 years for a robbery to raise money for the BLA, to Nuh Abdul Qaiyum. He has come up with "points of attention" for the revolutionaries, and he wants Nuh Abdul Qaiyum and the other members to critique them.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. A 1966 order from the Kansas Department of Public Instruction to create a unified school district in Topeka, Kansas, and an administrative structure for the district.
