Extension of the Voting Rights Act: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, First Session, May 6, 7, 13, 19, 20, 27, 28, June 3, 5, 10, 12, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, and July 13, 1981, Մաս 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1982 - 2813 էջ |
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... Denied , " the Atlanta Constitution , December 1980 " Voting in Mississippi : a Right Still Denied , " a Report of the Lawyers Com- mittee for Civil Rights Under Law , Washington , D.C. 1981 .. " The Voting Rights Act in Alabama : A ...
... Denied , " the Atlanta Constitution , December 1980 " Voting in Mississippi : a Right Still Denied , " a Report of the Lawyers Com- mittee for Civil Rights Under Law , Washington , D.C. 1981 .. " The Voting Rights Act in Alabama : A ...
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... denied rights because of the color of their skin . It may be unpleasant to hear , but it's a manifestly true reality of the situation . This body has a history of denial or superficial acceptance of the reality of race relations in this ...
... denied rights because of the color of their skin . It may be unpleasant to hear , but it's a manifestly true reality of the situation . This body has a history of denial or superficial acceptance of the reality of race relations in this ...
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... denied that right to vote . There are some people who would like to bring that day back . Mr. HYDE . That could not happen because Federal registrars will be provided for . Mr. JORDAN . I also don't see your rationale for wanting to ...
... denied that right to vote . There are some people who would like to bring that day back . Mr. HYDE . That could not happen because Federal registrars will be provided for . Mr. JORDAN . I also don't see your rationale for wanting to ...
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... denied the right to vote . It assumes - and indeed how could it not ? -that the fact of denial is evil enough , without inquiry into the minds and intents of the deniers . And before Mobile v . Bolden , no one seriously doubted that the ...
... denied the right to vote . It assumes - and indeed how could it not ? -that the fact of denial is evil enough , without inquiry into the minds and intents of the deniers . And before Mobile v . Bolden , no one seriously doubted that the ...
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... deny . " Our national history , and the inevitable lingering consequences of that history , made this Act necessary and make ... denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race , color or previous condition of ...
... deny . " Our national history , and the inevitable lingering consequences of that history , made this Act necessary and make ... denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race , color or previous condition of ...
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Էջ 147 - ... all men are created equal; and are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; and that among these are, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...
Էջ 5 - ... We Shall Overcome" We shall overcome, we shall overcome, We shall overcome some day.
Էջ 137 - The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
Էջ 85 - I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Էջ 705 - State, who are entitled to vote by the constitution thereof herein recognized, except as a punishment for such crimes as are now felonies at common law, whereof they shall have been duly convicted...
Էջ 325 - Voters who are members of a racial minority might well be in the majority in one district, but in a decided minority in the county as a whole. This type of change could therefore nullify their ability to elect the candidate of their choice, just as would prohibiting some of them from voting.
Էջ 19 - Columbia for a declaratory judgment that such qualification, prerequisite, standard, practice, or procedure does not have the purpose and will not have the effect of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race or color...
Էջ 403 - God Bless America. * Land that I love ™ Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam God bless America My home sweet home.
Էջ 237 - ... voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, or procedure with respect to voting...
Էջ 795 - Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St.