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- Title
FEDERAL PROTECTION OF NEGRO VOTING RIGHTS.
- Authors
MARSHALL, BURKE
- Abstract
The article offers information on federal protection of voting rights of African Americans in the U.S. It states that the federal law guards the U.S. citizens against racial discrimination during national elections, and they are entitled to vote freely to the candidates of their choice. It discusses the Civil Rights Act of 1957 that safeguards the voting rights of African Americans. It mentions the three-stage program of the U.S. Justice Department to prevent discrimination which includes taking corrective action, supervising compliance, and an affirmative action to assure full use of franchise by African Americans.
- Subjects
UNITED States; AFRICAN Americans; RACE discrimination laws; ANTI-discrimination laws; CIVIL rights; ELECTIONS; SUFFRAGE; VOTING; UNITED States. Dept. of Justice
- Publication
Law & Contemporary Problems, 1962, Vol 27, Issue 3, p455
- ISSN
0023-9186
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/1190589