Although The Voting Rights Act Of 1965 Has Worked To Increase African American Voters By 65%, Other Aspects Of Civil Rights Such As Schools, Hospitals, Public Accommodations, Programs For Social Justice, Education, And Jobs Were Still Being Worked On In Congress. During This Session President Johnson Delivered An Address On Civil Rights To Congress.

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February 15, 1967, Congressional Record- Senate: "The Struggle Against Discrimination Voting" and "Equal Justice in Employment"

Identifier:
EMD_Working_Papers-f344-1967_02_15
Contributing Institution:
The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL
Title:
February 15, 1967, Congressional Record- Senate: "The Struggle Against Discrimination Voting" and "Equal Justice in Employment"
Date Created:
February 15, 1967
EDTF:
1967-02-15
Creator:
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973, United States. Congress. Senate
Rights:
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
minutes (administrative records)
Collection:
Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers
Collection Finding Aid:
https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/collection/papers/
Description:
Although The Voting Rights Act Of 1965 Has Worked To Increase African American Voters By 65%, Other Aspects Of Civil Rights Such As Schools, Hospitals, Public Accommodations, Programs For Social Justice, Education, And Jobs Were Still Being Worked On In Congress. During This Session President Johnson Delivered An Address On Civil Rights To Congress.
Policy Area:
Law, Labor and Employment, Government Operations and Politics, Congress, Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Names:
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973, United States. Congress. Senate
Congress:
90th (1967-1969)
Physical Location:
Everett Dirksen Working Papers, Box 5, Folder 344
Type:
Text