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- Identifier:
- EMD_Working_Papers-f266-1965_03_22
- Contributing Institution:
- The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL
- Collection:
- Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers
- Title:
- March 22, 1965, Library of Congress Legislative Reference Service: The Literacy Test as a Qualification for Voting in the United States.
- Date:
- March 22, 1965
- Creator:
- Doyle, Vincent A., 1970-
- Policy Area:
- Government Operations and Politics, Crime and Law Enforcement, Law, Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Social Welfare
- Names:
- Doyle, Vincent A., 1970-
- Congress:
- 89th (1965-1967)
- Identifier:
- EMD_Working_Papers-f266-1965_04_20-2
- Contributing Institution:
- The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL
- Collection:
- Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers
- Title:
- April 20, 1965, Library of Congress Legislative Reference Service- a Brief Comment on the Constitutional Issues Raised by the Literacy Test and Poll Tax Prohibitions of H.R. 6400, and S.1564.
- Date:
- April 20, 1965
- Creator:
- Doyle, Vincent A., 1970-
- Policy Area:
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Social Welfare, Congress, Law, Government Operations and Politics
- Names:
- Doyle, Vincent A., 1970-
- Congress:
- 89th (1965-1967)
![["This Document Provides A History Of Literacy Test, Which Made It Nearly Impossible For Irish And African American Citizens To Vote. It Also Lists Pros And Cons Of Literacy Tests And Lists Which States Had Them. It Includes A Section For \"the Denial Of Equal Educational Opportunities\" Which Would Cause Citizens To Be Unable To Pass A Literacy Test."]](/thumb/EMD_Working_Papers-f266-1965_03_22.jpg "March 22, 1965, Library of Congress Legislative Reference Service: The Literacy Test as a Qualification for Voting in the United States.")
![["Constitutional Issues Raised By The Prohibition Of Literacy Tests And Poll Tax Prohibitions Of H.R.6400 And S.1564. One Such Issue Is The 17th Amendment Which Gives The Right To The States To Determine Voter Qualifications"]](/thumb/EMD_Working_Papers-f266-1965_04_20-2.jpg "April 20, 1965, Library of Congress Legislative Reference Service- a Brief Comment on the Constitutional Issues Raised by the Literacy Test and Poll Tax Prohibitions of H.R. 6400, and S.1564.")