Voting rights
Regional indeed
Extension of Voting Rights Act H.R. 4249
Extending Voting Rights Act of 1965, H. Res. 914, H. R. 4249
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.
Registrar Fills Out Form
Federal voter registrar Louis Searson fills out a form for a prospective Negro voter as others wait their turn in Canton, Mississippi. The Supreme Court returned to the bench on January 17th to hear a massive Southern challenge of the validity of the 1965 Voting...
Petition statements presented to the President of the United States from the Congressional Black Caucus
Covers: Employment, Housing, Voting, Africa, Transportation, Education, Narcotics etc. (original)