April 11, 1960 "NEW YORK—It is a good thing that the Senate has finally passed the civil rights bill after an eight-week fight, with 42 Democrats and 29 Republicans in favor. This is only the second civil rights legislation to pass the Senate since the Reconstruction Era. The first civil rights act of 1957 was … Continue reading Eleanor Roosevelt – My Day: April 8-14
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Eleanor Roosevelt – My Day: March 22-31
March 26, 1960 "HYDE PARK—We have all been very much upset by the situation in South Africa. But equally upsetting has been the news from Alabama, where nine college students were 01expelled from school for their sit-down strike. A visitor came to tell me that when a sympathy strike was attempted on behalf of these … Continue reading Eleanor Roosevelt – My Day: March 22-31