Government Documents include any publication of a governing agency, including Federal and State governments. Among these documents is federal legislation which guaranteed certain freedoms, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as well as reports from agencies dealing with desegregating schools and enforcing labor laws.
Presidential Papers are also a valuable resource when looking at the response to public actions from the highest levels of government. These collections typically include reports from various government agencies submitted to the President, as well as responses from the Executive Office, Cabinet members, and other high-level members of an Administration.
Finally, court cases are important sites of government action, especially on issues of civil and constitutional rights.
The United States Commission on Civil Rights has published hundreds of reports since its inception in 1957.
Strozier has electronic access to a variety of Congressional documents, including Hearings, Committee Prints, and the Serial Set. These documents provide a wealth of information when it comes to legislative actions and attitudes as civil rights laws were debated.
ProQuest Congressional Publications provides a comprehensive view of congressional action and the behind-the-scenes activity involved in crafting U.S. legislation. It includes the Congressional Research Digital Collection (CRDC), Committee Prints and CRS Reports (1824–Present), Statutes at Large (1789–present), and the Serial Set (1789–1969), and Hearings (1824-1979, 1980-2003). Includes the Federal Register & Political News. Note that not all hearings have full-text transcripts.
Presidential documents on microfilm:
New Deal Agencies and Black America in the 1930s
Civil Rights during the Kennedy Administration, 1961-1963
Civil Rights during the Johnson Administration
Civil Rights during the Nixon Administration, 1969-1974
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