Speech by Jack Brooks at the Brooks Chair Symposium, Lamar University, Friday, March 15, 2002

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Title: Speech by Jack Brooks at the Brooks Chair Symposium, Lamar University, Friday, March 15, 2002
Identifier: camh-dob-000995
Description: Jack Brooks's remarks with handwritten notes at the Brooks Chair Symposium. Brooks talks about his philosophies when serving as a Congressman, including helping his constituents when they called his office for help, but sometimes voting against his constituents' interests when he could better serve the interests of the entire nation, including his work on the Civil Rights Act.
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Date: 2002-03-22
Date Created: 2002-03-22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Subject Name: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Lampson, Nicholas Valentino, 1945-
Subject Topic: United States. Congress. House
African Americans--Civil Rights
Subject Geographic: United States - Texas--Gulf Region - Texas - Jefferson County - Beaumont
Physical Genre: Speeches (documents)
Extent: 5 pages
Box: 2007-255/746
Folder: 9
Collection Strength: Congressional and Political History
Texas History
Civil Rights and Social Justice
Project: Jack Brooks digital legacy project
Project Theme: Politics and Elections
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