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Voting, 1946-1970
42 boxes
1 folder
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The records related to voting rights compose the majority of the Operating Files. References are made throughout this portion of the collection to 1971(a) and 1971(b), which are sections of the 1957 Civil Rights Act. 1971(a) violations involved the use of poll taxes, literacy tests, and other means to keep black citizens from voting. In 1971(b) cases, counties used intimidation and threats to suppress voting rights.
Subseries A: Operating Files, 1926-2005
94 boxes
1 folder
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The Operating Files reflect some of the main types of discriminatory practices and behaviors that John Doar and the Civil Rights Division targeted during the civil rights movement, particularly in the South. The majority of materials in the series relate to protecting voting rights and enforcing school desegregation; other issues compose a comparatively small portion of the series.
Subseries F: Special Files, 1940-1967
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This subseries pertains to events, organizations, and institutions that were monitored by the Civil Rights Division. Doar and others in the Division designated these materials as "special files" (distinct from the Operating Files, which relate to broader civil rights issues). The majority of this subseries documents the various demonstrations that took place during the civil rights movement, usually in the form of government reports and memoranda. Most of these files focus on demonstrations in specific cities, though the Selma to Montgomery march and the march led by James Meredith in 1966 (often referred to as the March Against Fear) are also documented. In addition, the subseries includes the Division's research files on the Ku Klux Klan and several circuit and district courts, along with court records and other materials related to the United States' case against Judge William Harold Cox.
Series 1: Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, 1926-2005
146 boxes
1 folder
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Series 1 documents John Doar's work within the Civil Rights Division and the Division's activities and organizational structure from its inception in 1957 through 1967, though most materials date from the 1960s. The majority of the series is made up of operating files from the investigation and litigation of civil rights violations in specific areas, such as voting and elections, education, public accommodations and public facilities, employment, violent crimes, and others. A large portion of the collection also relates to the administration of the Division, including records on matters such as the Division's budget, personnel, and internal management. To a lesser extent, the series contains files on other agencies with civil rights responsibilities in the federal government, as well as files on non-governmental activist organizations. "Special files" in the series provide insight into other areas of interest to the Division not explicitly included in the operating files, while materials related to proposed or approved legislation indicate the Division's priorities and its responses to new mandates. A number of government publications and scholarly articles collected by Doar are also present.
