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Black people

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Works on Black people in countries whose racial composition is predominantly black are assigned headings appropriate for the country as a whole without the use of the heading Black people. The heading Black people is assigned to works on such countries only if the work discusses Black people apart from other groups in the country.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

FBI Investigation of the Lemuel A. Penn Murder Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0507
Abstract

Obtained from the FBI under the Freedom of Information Act in 1999, these papers document the FBI's investigation into the murder of Lemuel A. Penn. Ku Klux Klan members who murdered him were the first persons convicted under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Dates: 1964-1967