- Collection:
- Voter Education Project Organizational Records
- Title:
- Memo, Voting Right Extension Act, June 29, 1982
- Date of Original:
- 1982-06-29
- Subject:
- Associations, institutions, etc.
African Americans--Civil rights
Political participation - Location:
- United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637
- Medium:
- news bulletins
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- On June 18, the Senate passed the Voting Rights Extension Act by a vote of 85-to-8, culminating a year and a half struggle to continue the protections of the federal civil rights law despite initial opposition and attempts to weaken it, with bipartisan efforts leading to the passage of a strong and effective extension bill. 3 pages.
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.076:1654
- Additional Rights Information:
- All works in this collection either are protected by copyright and/or are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact the Archives Research Center at: achives@auctr.edu with the web URL or handle identification number.
- Original Collection:
- Voter Education Project Organizational Records
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:076 - Contributing Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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