"Federal Review of Voting Changes: How to Use Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act", April 1974

1974-04

1970-1990

Handbook compiled by the Joint Center for Political Studies, Voter Education Project, and Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law providing guidance on how to use Section 5 of the Act to further Black political participation. Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a landmark piece of legislation that has helped to increase Black political participation in the United States. The Act was successful in registering and electing more Black officials, but there were still political and economic obstacles that remained. 111 pages.

Political participation
African Americans--Civil rights
Voter registration
African Americans--Politics and government

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Voter Education Project Organizational Records

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:076

Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

Georgia--Atlanta

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.076:2066

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