{"value"=>"<p>These scrapbooks (1950-1960) are about several pieces of civil rights legislation, and contain clippings from a variety of both African American and mainstream newspapers. Coverage includes a number of attempts (successful and unsuccessful) to pass civil rights legislation. Specific bill topics include discrimination in housing, segregation in the military, segregation in new school construction, equal employment rights, elimination of poll taxes, voting rights, outlawing of lynching, outlawing of filibustering, jury selection for contempt of court trials, and establishing the Fair Employment Practices Commission and a civil rights division in the Department of Justice. Other topics include the work of the NAACP, the support or opposition of individual politicians, discussions on how to enforce the legislation, and the actions of Congress, the Senate, and the House of Representatives.</p>"}