July 15, 1959, Legislation proposed to extend the Committee on Civil Rights to secure and protect the right to vote.
- Identifier:
- EMD_Working_Papers-f230-1959_07_15-2
- Contributing Institution:
- The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL
- Title:
- July 15, 1959, Legislation proposed to extend the Committee on Civil Rights to secure and protect the right to vote.
- Date Created:
- July 15, 1959
- EDTF:
- 1959-07-15
- Creator:
- Hennings, Thomas C., Jr. (Thomas Carey), 1903-1960
- Rights:
- https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- legislation (declaration of laws)
- Collection:
- Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/collection/papers/
- Description:
- Amendment S. 2391 Proposed By Senators Hennings And Carroll, Establishes Guidelines For Voter Qualification Tests In Federal Elections, Ensuring Fairness And Granting Legal Remedies For Violations. It Aims To Protect Voting Rights And Standardize Election Practices.
- Policy Area:
- Government Operations and Politics, Law, Congress, Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Names:
- Carroll, John A. (John Albert), 1901-1983, Hennings, Thomas C., Jr. (Thomas Carey), 1903-1960
- Congress:
- 86th (1959-1961)
- Physical Location:
- Everett Dirksen Working Papers, Box 3, Folder 230
- Type:
- Text
