- Collection:
- Voter Education Project Organizational Records
- Title:
- "Ford in Publicity Glare For Voter Rights Signing", August 7, 1975
- Date of Original:
- 1975-08-07
- Subject:
- Presidents
African Americans--Civil rights
Voter registration
African Americans--Politics and government
Civil rights movements - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- newpaper clippings
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Newspaper article describing President Ford's signing of a seven-year extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, despite warnings from some political advisers that it could harm his conservative image in the South. The legislation was passed by Congress over the objections of some Southern lawmakers, who argued that it was punitive and unfairly regional in scope. Ford's decision to sign the bill was praised by civil rights leaders, who said it was a victory for democracy. 1 page.
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.076:1837
- 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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