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Title: Brooks Votes For Rights Bill
Identifier: camh-dob-002407
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A newspaper clipping attached to a constituent note regarding the vote on the Civil Rights Bill of 1966. The clipping does not indicate the date or the newspaper.

Title: It's up to the Senate, Beaumont Enterprise, Thursday, August 11, 1966
Identifier: camh-dob-002408
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
Dates: 1966-08-11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A newspaper clipping attached to a constituent note regarding the vote on the Civil Rights Bill of 1966.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, August 1966
Identifier: camh-dob-002406
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
Dates: 1966-08
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: An unsigned note card mailed from Port Arthur criticizing Jack Brooks for his support of President Lyndon B. Johnson and his policies, including the Civil Rights Acts. The envelope is dated August 12, 1966, and it was received by Brooks's office on August 15, 1966. The constituent attached two newspaper clippings regarding the vote on the Civil Rights Bill of 1966.

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 Lyndon B. Johnson to Jack Brooks, February 2, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001580
Creator: Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Gratitude, African Americans--Civil Rights
Dates: 1959-02-02
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Senator Lyndon B. Johnson thanking Brooks for sending along some newsclippings and for his work on the civil rights bill.

Title: Letter from the director of the Washington bureau of the NAACP to Jack Brooks, August 15, 1966
Identifier: camh-dob-002410
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
Dates: 1966-08-15
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Clarence Mitchell, Director of the Washington bureau of the NAACP thanking Jack Brooks for voting for the Civil Rights Act of 1966.

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
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, August 11, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-002409
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
Dates: 1969-08-11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release from Jack Brooks regarding his support for amendments to the Civil Rights Act of 1966.

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
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
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: Note from Jack Brooks to district leaders and local press regarding Lyndon B. Johnson's civil rights statements, January 25, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-000924
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, United States. Congress. Senate.
Dates: 1959-01-25
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Senator Lyndon B. Johnson was speaking in his capacity as Senate Majority Leader. The Civil Rights Act was signed into law by President Johnson in 1964.

Title: Photograph of Lyndon B. Johnson, July 2, 1964
Identifier: camh-dob-002504
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
Dates: 1964-07-02
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Black and white photograph of President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964. A large crowd of officials looks on. Jack Brooks is seated in the back on the left side.

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
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.