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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1966
Page
6
President Johnson seeks broad backing for civil rights ideas as a two day White House conference opens with about 2,400 participants. A year earlier Johnson urged justice for Negroes and promised a bundle of recommendations after the sessions.
President Johnson announced a fall White House conference with eight panels of civil rights workers and officials to craft long-range proposals on housing education economic security and justice administration. Ben W. Heineman Jr. chairs the planning council, aiming for a report to Johnson within weeks. CORE and SNCC disagreements surface as delegates split on voting on council recommendations. The Hope Arkansas newspaper notes the event as part of ongoing efforts toward equal status for African Americans.
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