- 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, 39.76, -98.5
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- articles
- 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.
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.076:1837
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- 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:
-
