Box 1608

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Consists of a copy of the 1975 Unified Plan for Occupational and Vocational Education for Boston, Massachusetts. The copy was sent to E.T. Kehrer by Doreen Blanc, Director of the Vocational Strategies for Special Needs Students program at Boston State College, after meeting Kehrer at a workshop on vocational education.

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Consists of correspondence of E.T. Kehrer with staff of television station WAGA-TV in Atlanta, Georgia. Kehrer requested to respond to a 1966 WAGA editorial that argued for the continued use of Votomatic voting machines in Atlanta elections, and delivered a statement criticizing the Votomatic machines. Includes transcripts of the original editorial and Kehrer's response.

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Consists of correspondence of E.T. Kehrer with staff of the radio station WDAK in Columbus, Georgia. Under the fairness doctrine, Kehrer requested to respond to a 1967 WDAK broadcast that criticized his role in organizing protests against an official visit by George and Lurleen Wallace to the Georgia General Assembly.

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Consists of correspondence of E.T. Kehrer with Ray Moore, news anchor for television station WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia. Kehrer wrote to congratulate Moore for delivering a 1966 editorial criticizing apathy towards African American poverty and urban decay in Atlanta. Also includes a transcript of the editorial.

Scope and Contents Consists primarily of correspondence of E.T. Kehrer regarding the his opposition to the 1967 official visit of George and Lurleen Wallace to Georgia. Contents include planning correspondence among Atlanta-area labor and civil rights activists to organize opposition to the visit and a letter to Kehrer from an Alabama resident criticizing him for his public remarks against the Wallaces. Also includes publicity materials created in opposition to the visit and newspaper articles on the...

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Consists of correspondence of E.T. Kehrer with U.S. Representative Charles Longstreet Weltner. Topics include Weltner's support for Ellis Arnall against Lester Maddox as the Democratic candidate for Governor of Georgia, and his decision not to run for reelection in 1966 after Maddox won the Democratic nomination.

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Consists of correspondence and documents related to a February 1977 conference on employment of people with disabilities held at Georgia State University in Atlanta. Contents include correspondence of E.T. Kehrer with conference organizers regarding his presentation on affirmative action at the conference, lists of attendees, and conference materials.

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Consists of documents related to the May 1966 To Fulfill These Rights conference, organized by President Lyndon Johnson to discuss approaches to improve the social and economic conditions of African Americans. Contents include conference programs, conference notes of E.T. Kehrer, transcripts of statements at the conference by Johnson and Hubert Humphrey, and a statement from activist groups in New York criticizing the conference.

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Consists of correspondence of E.T. Kehrer with staff of the Workers' Defense League (WDL). Topics include Kehrer's plans to attend WDL events, WDL fundraising appeals, and difficulties with the WDL-sponsored Joint Apprenticeship Program in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Also includes a letter of Bettye Kehrer to WDL president Rowland Watts, offering her assistance in an immigration law matter involving a Kenyan immigrant in Atlanta.

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Consists of correspondence of E.T. Kehrer with the Atlanta office of the Workmen's Circle, announcing his intention to drop his membership in the organization due to his workload.

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Consists of correspondence and documents related to January 1972 hearings of the National Commission on State Workmen's Compensation held in Atlanta, Georgia. Contents include letters of Georgia labor leaders and activists requesting to participate in the hearings, transcripts of statements delivered at the hearings by E.T. Kehrer and Bert Seidman, and text of a 1971 house bill on improving worker's compensation.