- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- City of Rome v. United States (1980)
- Creator:
- Coenen, Dan T., 1952-
- Date of Original:
- 2004-10-04
- Subject:
- Judgments--United States
Race discrimination--Law and legislation--United States - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the case of City of Rome v. United States (1980). Race-based discrimination with respect to voting has pervaded American history, and the U.S. Congress aggressively attacked this wrong by adopting the Voting Rights Act of 1965. At issue in the City of Rome case was the most controversial provision of the Voting Rights Act, which requires federal Justice Department approval of any change in any voting practice put in place by a locale marked by a history of discrimination if that change has either "the purpose [or] . . . the effect of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race or color."
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/city-of-rome-v-united-states-1980/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "City of Rome v. United States (1980)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Contributing Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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