Civil Rights

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Disparities in Voting Procedure Changes

A new issue brief by the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy responds to the recent Shelby County v. Holder decision regarding the Voting Rights Act.  In the brief, Gilda Daniels discusses the problems that…

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Happy Emancipation Day DC!

Click here for a list of events this week, commemorating Washington, D.C. ending slavery. And listen here to Joint Center Interim President and CEO, Spencer Overton, on NewsOneNow discuss Senator Jim DeMint’s recent comments on the…

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TODAY: Civil Rights Summit

On April 8-10, 2014, the LBJ Presidential Library will host a Civil Rights Summit to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Summit, comprised of…

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