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Johnson to host White House conference on Negro rights
A White House conference convenes to study more than 100 recommendations aimed at guaranteeing jobs housing and education for African Americans and protecting them from racial violence. The executive council notes massive unemployment as the top issue, while Rep Augustus Hawkins praises some plans but fears revived WPA methods.
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