Letter from Lani Guinier to Margaret A. Burnham (National Conference of Black Lawyers)

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August 6, 1984

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    lr.o""H. NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUNO. INC.

99 Hudson Street, New york, N.y. 10013o(212) 21$,1900

August 6, 1984

I"ls. Margaret A. Burnham, Director
National Conference of Black Lawyers
126 West l19th Street
New York, N.Y. 10026

Dear Margaret:

I am responding to your July 27, 1984 memorandum
with an update of activities over the past year.
In addition to the update, I enclose a copy of
a press release and Congressional testimony that
I delivered on the activiti-es of a coalition of
groups with which NCBL is now affiliated.

In view of my inability to take an active rofe in
developing a separate, independent agenda for NCBL
in the political rights arena, I do not wj-sh to
continue as Section Chair. I regret I cannot play
a formal, organizational ro1e, but f do intend to

participate as an active NCBL member.

LG/r
Enclosure

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