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Download full textUS Commission on Civil Rights, 2005
The year 2005 marks 40 years since Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which was signed into effect by President Lyndon B. Johnson during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. But impediments to voting rights still exist, along with other civil rights problems. It is thus imperative that agencies be given the authority and adequate…
Descriptors: Presidents, Voting, Human Services, Civil Rights Legislation
MacDougall, Sock-Foon C.; Butler, Margaret; Johnson, Wanda – US Commission on Civil Rights, 2004
During this four-volume study, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights evaluated 11 federal agencies to determine whether or not they have responded to recommendations offered in previous reports and if civil rights enforcement improved as a result. Throughout the volumes, the Commission has identified good and inadequate civil rights practices that…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Access to Health Care, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Human Services
Butler, Margaret – US Commission on Civil Rights, 2004
The year 2004 marks 40 years since Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and 50 years since the two historic Brown v. Board of Education cases. In recognition of the anniversaries, Americans are gathering to take stock of how much has been accomplished, and how much yet must be done to ensure equality for all. The substandard conditions in…
Descriptors: Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Human Services, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal)
