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Folder, "Homicide," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 79 (Item)

to Wayne Count Prosecuto~_William L. Cahalan on Augus~ 2, 1967. 48. 12:30 AM SGT. WILLIAMGERLACH,-· cut by falling glass from looted 7/24 building, .._Woodward & Henry. To Ford Hosp., FAO. , (Police) 49. 12:47 AM PVT~--MAVRIROSE, MNG, 26/W, (home

Folder, "History I. A Short Narrative History," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 84 (Item)

that by unity he could obtain power, he .acquired both self-respect and militancy • . A Negro janitor in .Montgomery told a reporter:: "We got out heads up now, and we won't ever bow down again - no, sir -- except before God!" Yet statutory equality more

Folder, "Conot Profiles - Work Copy with Comments [1 of 2]," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 85 (Item)

skilled jobs. More than. half of the families h~d incomes· of less than $3,000 a year. The result was that 40 percent of the children lived in broken homes, and the city's crime rate was among the top 25 percent in the nation. Although the meeting

Folder, "Conot Profiles - Work Copy with Comments [2 of 2]," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 85 (Item)

~ ~ averted that evening. The police wanted to breb: e p Eli€! ~ w w~~..~1-r-~ eccwd. rr , 77 · The crowd was angry at the massive show of by the police. replied: Asked to return to their homes "we· will go home when you get the police out

Telephone conversation # 10614, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 8/16/1966, 10:20AM (Item)

DALEY'S CONCERNS ABOUT CIVIL RIGHTS DEMONSTRATIONS CONCERNING HOUSING IN CHICAGO, SUBURBAN ILLINOIS AREAS; POSSIBILITY OF RACE RIOTS, VIOLENCE; EFFECT ON CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS; PAUL DOUGLAS' POSSIBLE DEFEAT; MLK AND UPCOMING MEETING OF RELIGIOUS

Folder, "Disturbances - Spring 1967," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 84 (Item)

game at D.C. Stadium. 1963 Birminghom, Alo., ~lay 12 -- Negroes rioted after a home and a mntel ownctl by Nc)!;roleadt•rs w,·rL·bombed. Lexington, N.C., June fj -- Negr~s and white persons battl,'{f; racial "high teu~ion" was rcp

Telephone conversation # 8647, sound recording, LBJ and CLIFF CARTER, 8/26/1965, 5:38PM (Item)

LBJ ASKS CARTER'S HELP ON OBTAINING SIGNATURES ON DISCHARGE PETITION FOR WASHINGTON, DC HOME RULE BILL; LBJ EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT POSSIBLE RIOTS IN WASHINGTON, DC IF SITUATION DOES NOT IMPROVE; POSSIBLE SIGNATURES OF MEMBERS OF TEXAS DELEGATION

Telephone conversation # 8654, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 8/26/1965, 6:37PM (Item)

O'BRIEN REPORTS ON TALK WITH ANDREW BIEMILLER ABOUT PLAN FOR PAT MCNAMARA TO ASK FOR IMMEDIATE DISPOSAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION BILL BEFORE WORK BEGINS ON REPEAL OF SECTION 14-B OF TAFT-HARTLEY ACT; LBJ'S LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES; HOME RULE DISCHARGE

Telephone conversation # 9049, sound recording, LBJ and ROY WILKINS, 10/30/1965, 4:03PM (Item)

LBJ DISCUSSES IMPORTANCE OF VOTER REGISTRATION, VOTING; DEFEAT OF REPEAL OF 14-B OF TAFT-HARTLEY ACT, RENT SUPPLEMENTS, WASHINGTON, DC HOME RULE, MINIMUM WAGE BILLS; LBJ ENCOURAGES WILKINS TO WORK WITH NICHOLAS KATZENBACH; WILKINS' LA ORGANIZATION

Telephone conversation # 9915, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 3/26/1966, 4:30PM (Item)

CONTROL OF OVERSEAS TRAVEL; POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF CARL SANDERS TO CIRCUIT COURT; GEORGIA POLITICS; WH CIVIL RIGHTS CONFERENCE; DC HOME RULE; WALTER, BENNETTA WASHINGTON; ARREST IN VERNON DAHMER MURDER; KKK; SOUTHERN VOTER REGISTRATION EFFORTS

Folder, "FBI - Disturbances and Racial Disturbances," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 84 (Item)

from the.area. Meanwhile' several. blo~ks from the scene pf the rally, two white youngsters w~lked up and down in front ~f predominantly ~ep,ro homes. One of thes~ boys carried a sign which stated "Whites for Whites." When they refused to ·stop

Folder, "Final Profiles - Working Copy," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 85 (Item)

police . . were continually on the alert to keep marches and counter- . .·'' marches of civil rights and -white supremacist organ1z.ations · * A block is considered to have been "busted" when one Negro family has been sold a home . in a previously

Folder, "Algiers Motel - Report on Case by Detroit Police Department," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 84 (Item)

playing chess at· the Motel ·and was on his way home. (Patr. Jones thinks • he gave an address of· 121·w. Euclid) Patr. Jones turned him over to several National Guardsmen and went to the Manor house and entered via the rear door. a, series of shots·coming