Race and American Politics
![Senator Bob Dole meets with Coretta Scott King and other Civil Rights leaders and senators as part of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday Commission](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/16_9_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Race_American_Politics/Race_American_Politics_ph_060_023_008.jpg?h=aaa0553a&itok=uVIgOu1m)
Summary
These resources were assembled by Howard Graham, Associate Director for Academic Program in the Office of First-Year Experience, for UNIV 101 Research Projects to correspond with themes in the 2016 KU Common Book, Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Through the lens of Senator Dole's Congressional career, the primary sources in this topic guide touch on issues of civil rights, riots, and affirmative action.