HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdvisory Committee charge, 1964 REPORT
ADVISORY COMMITTEE to the BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Appointed August 11, 1964
Committee Members Lewis L Hoyt, Ruth C Morey, Donald E
Nickerson, Norman J Richards
Directive "A study group on the human relations problem,
to report back to the Board of Selectmen no
later than December 1, 1964 with its recommen-
dations as to what future action should be
taken; the report to encompass action, lack of
action or whatever might be indicated "
The committee examined and considered the minutes of the
meetings of the Board of Selectmen for May 25, June 15, July
13, and July 27, 1964 on which dates that board met with certain
citizens of Lexington to discuss the future of race relations
in the Town and the impact of the "Civil Rights Act of 1964"
and to consider the recommendation of an independent group that
the Town establish an official Town committee as "there is now
a need for official Town involvement in the process of integra-
ting the American negro into the community "
Pursuant to the above directive the committee meL with a
number of interested persons in an informal manner to study
the possibility of the formation. of a "Human Relations Committee"
as an official Town Committee A number of written communica-
tions were received which were most helpful to the work of the
committee Each member of the committee received a copy of,
and became acquainted with the contents of the "Civil Rights
Act of 1964 " Because of time and resources committee work
was confined to Lexington and full investigation of the work
of Human Relations Committees in other areas was not made No
public meeting was held
COPY SENT TO BOARD JAN 26, 1965
COPY TO AL ,N ADAMS 2/9/65