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Title: Judiciary Committee roll call sheet for the Civil Rights bill, October 29, 1963
Identifier: camh-dob-001601
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
Dates: 1963-10-29
Box: 2007-255/17
Folder: 0.47
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A voting sheet for the Judiciary Committee's consideration of the civil rights bill proposed by President John F. Kennedy, a month before his assassination. This version of the bill did not pass.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to William S. White, August 13, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-001405
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: White, William Smith
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
Dates: 1965-08-13
Box: 2007-255/129
Folder: 122.43
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks replies to journalist William S. White, sending him the $20.00 he is owed from their bet.

Title: Letter from the director of the Washington bureau of the NAACP to Jack Brooks, May 12, 1966
Identifier: camh-dob-002412
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
Dates: 1966-05-12
Box: 2007-255/145
Folder: 141.2
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Clarence Mitchell, Director of the Washington bureau of the NAACP thanking Jack Brooks for the swift passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1966 through the House Judiciary Committee.

Title: News release, June 16, 1966
Identifier: camh-dob-002413
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
Dates: 1966-06-16
Box: 2007-255/145
Folder: 141.2
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release from Jack Brooks regarding amendments Brooks felt would be necessary to the Civil Rights Act of 1966.

Title: News release, June 29, 1966
Identifier: camh-dob-002411
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
Dates: 1966-06-29
Box: 2007-255/145
Folder: 141.2
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release from Jack Brooks regarding the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1966 through the House Judiciary Committee. Brooks sent copies of this statement along with responses to constituent correspondence on the subject.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, NAACP, Judiciary Committee Hearing Room, Tuesday, March 7, 1989
Identifier: camh-dob-001642
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, African Americans--Civil Rights
Dates: 1989-03-07
Box: 2007-255/661
Folder: 0.6
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Remarks delivered by Jack Brooks praising the work of the NAACP. Brooks says he is proud to have stood side by side with the NAACP in many Civil Rights battles throughout his career. Brooks was one of few Southern Congressmen who refused to sign the Southern Manifesto. During his career he supported the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Fair Housing Law, and the economic and social policies of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society.

Title: Remarks on H.R. 6400 (Committee Print, April 10, 1965)
Identifier: camh-dob-001310
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
Dates: 1965-04-10
Box: 2007-255/139
Folder: 54
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Remarks summarizing the provisions of H.R. 6400, which became the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Title: Reply from Jack Brooks to a constituent, March 30, 1956
Identifier: camh-dob-001057
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Political Campaigns
Dates: 1956-03-30
Box: 2007-255/27
Folder: 23.26
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter written by Jack Brooks in reply to constituent Travis Price of Center, TX with some thoughts on the Southern Manifesto as well as speculation on his potential election opponents.

Title: Statement by Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson on the Floor of the Senate, January 20, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001419
Creator: Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, United States. Congress. Senate.
Dates: 1959-01-20
Box: 2007-255/77
Folder: Civil Rights, Judiciary
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Senator Lyndon B. Johnson speaking in his capacity as Senate Majority Leader. The Civil Rights Act was signed into law by President Johnson in 1964.