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Title: Amendment to H.R. 6219, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002395
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Elections
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks enclosed the proposed amendment with a letter he wrote to Peter Rodino. The amendment was intended to avoid penalizing states like Texas that had already ratified bilingual ballots.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, February 11, 1964
Identifier: camh-dob-001820
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, African Americans--Civil Rights
Dates: 1964-02-11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from constituent Dale Aubey, Jr. thanking Jack Brooks for voting for the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, February 13, 1964
Identifier: camh-dob-001819
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, African Americans--Civil Rights
Dates: 1964-02-13
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A constituent, Lawrence Bowman, thanks Jack Brooks for voting for the Civil Rights Act, which was passed by the House of Representatives on February 10, 1964. He expresses disappointment that only four congressmen from Texas voted in favor of the bill.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, July 27, 1966
Identifier: camh-dob-002414
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
Dates: 1966-07-27
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from constituent L. A. Darnall of Port Arthur, Texas, expressing his opposition to the Civil Rights Bill of 1966.

Title: Letter from Frances "Sissy" Farenthold to Jack Brooks, April 11, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001720
Creator: Farenthold, Frances (Frances Tarlton), 1926-
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
Dates: 1968-04-11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Frances "Sissy" Farenthold praising Jack Brooks for voting for the 1968 Civil Rights Act. Farenthold ran for Governor of Texas in 1972 and 1974 losing to Dolph Briscoe both times. Brooks received many constituent letters urging him to vote against the bill because of its so-called "Open Housing" provision.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to Frances "Sissy" Farenthold, May 3, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001719
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Farenthold, Frances (Frances Tarlton), 1926-
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
Dates: 1968-05-03
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of letter sent in reply by Jack Brooks to Frances "Sissy" Farenthold regarding his vote on the 1968 Civil Rights Act. Sissy Farenthold ran for Governor of Texas in 1972 and 1974 losing to Dolph Briscoe both times.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to Peter Rodino, April 28, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001166
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Rodino, Peter W.
Topic: Legislation, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1975-04-28
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks requests support from Judiciary Committee Chairman Peter Rodino in regards to a proposed amendment to the Voting Rights Act extension. The amendment was intended to avoid penalizing states like Texas that had already ratified bilingual ballots.

Title: Released to Ned Curran 3-6-1965 at 10:30 A.M. by special interview
Identifier: camh-dob-001309
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
Dates: 1965-03-26
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A statement from Jack Brooks regarding his views on the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Brooks reiterates his belief in the right to vote.

Title: Statement from Jack Brooks regarding amendment to the Voting Rights Act extension, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001164
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Civil Rights
Dates: 1975
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks explains an amendment he proposed to the Voting Rights Act extension in order to avoid penalizing states that had already ratified bilingual ballots, such as Texas.

Title: Telegram from a constituent to Jack Brooks, June 18, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001727
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Protest movements
Dates: 1968-06-18
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Telegram sent by Mrs. C. Morton asking Jack Brooks to support legislation to alleviate poverty.

Title: Television Report by Congressman Jack Brooks to 2nd Congressional District on KFDM-TV, June 8, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001692
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Labor unions
Dates: 1959-06-08
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Script of television report featuring Jack Brooks speaking to Southeast Texas viewers on labor legislation then pending in Congress

Title: Texas Secretary of State Mark White -- Testimony on Voting Rights Extension, April 22, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001165
Creator: White, Mark, 1940-2017
Topic: Legislation, Civil Rights
Dates: 1975-04-22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A copy distributed to the Texas delegation of the remarks of the Texas Secretary of State, Mark White, before the United States Senate Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights. The remarks are regarding the official Texas State opinion on the federal government sanctioning bilingual ballots, when Texas had already done so.