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made available a penphe, Gone aan a s," which lists the pponsorang —_ € "Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, 20 wee CORNROENTIAL organization as West 40th Street, New York, A. OFFICERS The pamphlet, "Congress t Act — On Civil Rights,” 2. .- previeusLy rred to, lists ROYJWILKINS as Chairman of the LCCR and ARNO NSON as Secretary of the LCCR. tS |, 7 [; 7 a The "Washington Post and Times Herald," a Washington daily newspaper, issue of February 6, 1956, reflects that the Assen- bly was to be called by ROY WILKINS, who was Executive Secretary of the NAACP. oar } made available mation which | reflecte a NSON represented tn A National Community _ | Relations Advisory Council, 7 arene ee B. PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS The DW*, issue of February 3, 1956, in an article, "Mass Lobby to Hit Capital March 4 for Civil Rights," states that among the 51 groups affiliated with the LCCR were the major civil rights and religious organizations, and the American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). The "Washington Post and Times Herald," issue of February 6, 1956, in an article, "Assembly Called On Civil Rights," announced that the LCCR was composed of church, labor, fraternal, civic, and minority group organizations. The pamphlet, "Congress Must Act — On Ciwil Highte," lists the following organizations as participating organizations: ME. Zion Caurch “ National Association of " oe ‘ Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Colored Women, Inc. —_ ¢rican Civil Liberties Union Jefational Baptist Convention, USA “American Council on Human Rights ational Bar Association American Federation of Labor tional Catholic Committee American Jewish Committee m Race Relations ne ae cee perican Jewish Comgress or national | Community Relations ye merican Veterans Committee Advi sory Council ~ 5 hI A}