Laws and legislation
Woman Looking at a Sample Voting Ballot
An African American woman reads a sample ballot during a class for new voters at an Alabama church. Civil rights groups held classes in Alabama and Mississippi about voting and registration after enactment of the Voting Rights Act.
Remembering Dr. King
Congressional Black Caucus this week : Congressional Black Caucus legislative weekly 98th Congress
Legislation of major concern to the black community scheduled for House floor action for the first week of August, 1983; Bills include H.R. 3345 (Martin Luther King Jr. legal public holiday), S. 272 (Small business access to federal procurement information conference...
Additional sponsors for S. J. Res. 9
He had a dream
Debates and speeches for H.R. 3706
Introduction of H.R. 9241 to designate birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. a holiday
Introduction of S. 2630 to designate birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. a holiday
Additional sponsors for S. J. Res. 9
Creating a national holiday honoring the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. (H.R. 3706)
Designation of the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., as a legal holiday : report together with minority vies to accompany H.R. 5461
House report - 96th Congress, 1st session, 1979 no. 96-543; the report includes Minority views on H.R. 5471.