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The Voting Rights Act and its Renewals

THE VOTING PROVISIONS OF THE 1957 AND 1960 CIVIL RIGHTS ACTS

Articles RELATED TO 1975 VRA EXTENSION LEGISLATION

www.renewtheVRA.org

Section 5 Preclearance in North Carolina 1986-2000

North Carolina

Making the Latino Voting Rights Act

BARBARA JORDAN AND THE EXTENSION OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT

Statements of the Presidents who Signed Renewals of the Voting Rights Act

Presidents' statements on extensions of Voting Rights Act

Court Decisions on voting rights before the VRA

JAMES v. BOWMAN, 190 U.S. 127 (1903)
Smith v. Allwright
U. S. v. MOSLEY, 238 U.S. 383 (1915)

The United States Commission on Civil Rights Before and After the Voting Rights Act of 1965

HEARINGS HELD IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA (1960-1961)
1961 Commission on Civil Rights Report
EQUAL PROTECTION OF THE LAWS IN NORTH CAROLINA
Hearing Held in Jackson, Mississippi (1965)
Hearing Held in Montgomery, Alabama (1968)
1968 Commission on Civil Rights Report

 

 

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