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  • 1949 - 1950 : Formation of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights by Roy Wilkins (chairman), A. Philip Randolph, and Arnold Aronson, New York, N.Y.
  • 1957: Supported Civil Rights Act of 1957
  • 1960: Supported Civil Rights Act of 1960
  • 1963: Administrative organization of LCCR; office opened in Washington, D.C. Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., named legislative chairman
  • 1964: Supported Civil Rights Act of 1964
  • 1967: Statement of purpose and bylaws
  • 1969: Advocated rejection by Senate of Supreme Court nominee Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr.
  • 1977: Retirement of Roy Wilkins as chairman Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., named chairman
  • 1981: Ralph G. Neas named executive director Retirement of Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., as chairman Benjamin L. Hooks, Jr., appointed chairman
  • 1981 - 1982 : Supported Voting Rights Act extension
  • 1987: Advocated rejection by Senate of Supreme Court nominee Robert H. Bork
  • 1988: Supported Civil Rights Restoration Act and Fair Housing Amendments Act

From the guide to the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Records, 1943-1991, (bulk 1960-1987), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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