Telegram and Letter to Attorneys General of Southern States on Jackson v. Godwin; Fishing Rights of Oregon American Indians (Telegram)

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July 26, 1968 - July 29, 1968

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Telegram and Letter to Attorneys General of Southern States on Jackson v. Godwin (Distribution of Negro Reading Material to Negro Prisoners); Fishing Rights of Oregon American Indians (Telegram)

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  • Press Releases, Volume 5. Telegram and Letter to Attorneys General of Southern States on Jackson v. Godwin; Fishing Rights of Oregon American Indians (Telegram), 1968. eacaa4d8-b892-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/a2a0d4dd-cea8-46c9-9782-cf67c8c08ff6/telegram-and-letter-to-attorneys-general-of-southern-states-on-jackson-v-godwin-fishing-rights-of-oregon-american-indians-telegram. Accessed October 08, 2025.

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    NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC. 

10 Columbus Circle, New York, N.Y. 10019 * JUdson 6-8397 

July 29, 1968 

Attorney General MacDonald Gallion 
Administration Building 
64 North Union Street 
Montgomery, Alabama 

Dear Sir: 

Enclosed please find the United States Court of Appeals 
opinion in the case of Jackson v. Godwin, concerning the dis- 
tribution of Negro publications to Negro inmates, as discussed 
in our telegram of today's date. 

We look forward to hearing from you. 

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Director-Counsel 

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