The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL March 22, 1965, Library of Congress Legislative Reference Service: The Literacy Test as a Qualification for Voting in the United States. March 22, 1965 1965-03-22 Doyle, Vincent A., 1970- https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ eng 89th (1965-1967) Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers Everett Dirksen Working Papers, Box 4, Folder 266 https://dirksencenter.org/collections/dirksen/collection/papers/ EMD_Working_Papers-f266-1965_03_22 https://dirksencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/EMD_Working_Papers-f266-1965_03_22.pdf https://dirksencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/EMD_Working_Papers-f266-1965_03_22.pdf minutes (administrative records) Government Operations and Politics; Crime and Law Enforcement; Law; Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues; Social Welfare Doyle, Vincent A., 1970- 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. Text