The Voting Rights Act--An Historical Perspective.

Rustin, Bayard; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ118533

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Publication Date: 1975

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The Voting Rights Act--An Historical Perspective

Rustin, Bayard; And Others

Journal of Intergroup Relations, 4, 2, 5-37, May 75

This address to the morning session of the Southern Policy Conference on the Voting Rights Act of 1965 puts the Act in an historical perspective in which its importance is clearly perceived; also includes is a discussion of the address by Nicholas Katzenbach, Vernon Jordan, James P. Turner, and George H. Esser, persons who either were involved in the passage and/or the implementation of the Act. (JM)

Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Black History, Civil Rights, Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Public Policy, Racial Discrimination, United States History, Voting Rights

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Voting Rights Act 1965

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