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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... percentage of registered eligible blacks was 24 percent , while white registration was 81 percent . In 1968 , less than one - half percent of all elected officeholders in the covered States were black ; by 1980 , the percentage had in ...
... percentage of registered eligible blacks was 24 percent , while white registration was 81 percent . In 1968 , less than one - half percent of all elected officeholders in the covered States were black ; by 1980 , the percentage had in ...
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... percent between 1976 and 1980. During that same period , the per- centage of elected officials has increased by 29 percent . Yet , in Victoria , Tex . , with a minority population of 40 percent , there had never been a minority elected ...
... percent between 1976 and 1980. During that same period , the per- centage of elected officials has increased by 29 percent . Yet , in Victoria , Tex . , with a minority population of 40 percent , there had never been a minority elected ...
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... percent of the 160 million eligible voters are black . Blacks constitute 16.8 percent of the Southern electorate - more than is found in the other regions . Even though 60 percent of the almost 5,000 black elected officials are in the ...
... percent of the 160 million eligible voters are black . Blacks constitute 16.8 percent of the Southern electorate - more than is found in the other regions . Even though 60 percent of the almost 5,000 black elected officials are in the ...
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... percent , was spent on implementing the bilingual provisions . And there were over 45,000 requests of bilingual materials . In 1978 , in Orange County , Calif . , bilingual compliance represent- ed only 3.4 percent of the total cost of ...
... percent , was spent on implementing the bilingual provisions . And there were over 45,000 requests of bilingual materials . In 1978 , in Orange County , Calif . , bilingual compliance represent- ed only 3.4 percent of the total cost of ...
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... percent of the population ? Ms. BARRAGAN . I believe that's close to 20 percent of the popula- tion in California . It might even be over 20 percent , maybe 21 percent . Mr. WASHINGTON . What about Los Angeles County ? Ms. BARRAGAN ...
... percent of the population ? Ms. BARRAGAN . I believe that's close to 20 percent of the popula- tion in California . It might even be over 20 percent , maybe 21 percent . Mr. WASHINGTON . What about Los Angeles County ? Ms. BARRAGAN ...
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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.