Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Agency History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1950 | Formation of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights by Roy Wilkins (chairman), A. Philip Randolph, and Arnold Aronson, New York, N.Y. |
| 1957 | Supported Civil Rights Act of 1957 |
| 1960 | Supported Civil Rights Act of 1960 |
| 1963 | Administrative organization of Leadership Conference on Civil Rights; office opened in Washington, D.C. Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., named legislative chairman |
| 1964 | Supported Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
| 1967 | Statement of purpose and bylaws |
| 1969 | Advocated rejection by Senate of Supreme Court nominee Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr. Established Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund (later Leadership Conference Education Fund) |
| 1977 | Retirement of Roy Wilkins as chairman Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., named chairman |
| 1981 | Retirement of Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., as chairman Benjamin L. Hooks, Jr., appointed chairman |
| 1981-1982 | Supported Voting Rights Act extension |
| 1981-1995 | Ralph G. Neas served as executive director |
| 1987 | Advocated rejection by Senate of Supreme Court nominee Robert H. Bork |
| 1988 | Supported Civil Rights Restoration Act and Fair Housing Amendments Act |
| 1990 | Supported Civil Rights Act of 1990 |
| 1991 | Supported Civil Rights Act of 1991 Advocated rejection by Senate of Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas |
| 2010 | Renamed as Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (LCCHR) |
| 2010-2017 | Wade Henderson served as president and chief executive officer of LCCHR and Leadership Conference Education Fund |
| 2017 | Vanita Gupta named president and chief executive officer of LCCHR and Leadership Conference Education Fund |