Letter to Senator Dole from Constituent in favor of Civil Rights legislation

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File Name (Dublin Core): house_048_004_002
Title (Dublin Core): Letter to Senator Dole from Constituent in favor of Civil Rights legislation
Date (Dublin Core): 1968-04-07
Date Created (Dublin Core): 1968-04-07
Congress (Dublin Core): 90th (1967-1969)
Topics (Dublin Core): See all items with this value Civil rights; See all items with this value Discrimination--Law and legislation--United States
Policy Area (Curation): Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Creator (Dublin Core): Unknown
Record Type (Dublin Core): correspondence
Names (Dublin Core): See all items with this value Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021
Rights (Dublin Core): http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Language (Dublin Core): eng
Collection Finding Aid (Dublin Core): https://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=5&q=
Physical Location (Dublin Core): Collection 001, Box 48, Folder 4
Institution (Dublin Core): Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Archival Collection (Dublin Core): Robert J. Dole House of Representatives Papers, 1960-1969
Full Text (Extract Text): RECEIVED APR 10 1968 BOB DOLE

(address redacted)
Hays, Kansas 67601
April 7, 1968

Rep. Robert Dole-R.
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington D.C.

Dear Bob, (circled)

As I write this letter this morning I am aware that our capital city and many other large cities are experiencing vast violent expression of their dissatisfaction following the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is of course unfortunate that the death of the truely great and only real leader and spokesman for non-violence, Dr. King, has resulted in violent expression. However, I am well aware that we are in for a hot, hot summer.

The violence that will occur this summer is not a result of the work of Carmichael or Brown, but is the result of over a hundred years of repression in our society. We have forced men like these two into their position, they have not chosen it volunteerily. They need help, and only if our society is able to help these people psychologically, socially, and culturally, and also by giving them respect as people, will they become true citizens of this America.

It is because of these and many other reasons that I write to you and urge you to give strong support to several measures. Before House Bill 2516 is voted on, I understand there is a resolution known as the Madden Resolution. I am asking you to vote aye on the previous question regarding this resolution, and then vote aye on House Resolution 1100. Also I am asking you to then give voiced backing of the Civil Rights Bill, H.R. 2516. Then I hope that you will vote aye on this urgently needed legislation. Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,
(name redacted)

(in pen) AK

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