1954 Hawaii Statehood Petition
Dublin Core
Title
1954 Hawaii Statehood Petition
Subject
Hawaii
Statehood
Object
Petition
Poster
Congress
Statehood
Object
Petition
Poster
Congress
Description
This petition, rolled onto a wooden spool 68 inches wide containing a roll of paper 16 inches in diameter, was signed by 116,000 supporters of Hawaii statehood and presented to the U.S. Senate on February 26, 1954.
This petition was presented by the Governor of Hawaii to the Vice President of the United States who brought it before the Senate on February 26 1954.
Hawaiians had been petitioning Statehood for over sixty years and met opposition from some native Hawaiians and also US congress. The 1950s was the decade when the movement gained momentum and as a result, Hawaii became the 50th US state on August 21 1959.
This petition was presented by the Governor of Hawaii to the Vice President of the United States who brought it before the Senate on February 26 1954.
Hawaiians had been petitioning Statehood for over sixty years and met opposition from some native Hawaiians and also US congress. The 1950s was the decade when the movement gained momentum and as a result, Hawaii became the 50th US state on August 21 1959.
Creator
Unknown
Publisher
US history scene
http://ushistoryscene.com/article/aloha-hawaii/
http://ushistoryscene.com/article/aloha-hawaii/
Date
1954
Contributor
Hannah Mehmet
Rights
National Archives. RG 46, Records of the U.S. Senate
Language
English
Type
Material Object/Visual - poster
Identifier
20th century Hawai'i
Files
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “1954 Hawaii Statehood Petition,” The American Pacific Rim: Colonisation, Conflict and Connections, 1800-Present, accessed May 2, 2024, https://theamericanpacificrim.omeka.net/items/show/186.