The Papers of Clarence Mitchell Jr., Volume VI : The Struggle to Pass the 1960 Civil Rights Act, 1959-1960 / Volume VI, The Struggle to Pass the 1960 Civil Rights Act, 1959-1960. The Struggle to Pass the 1960 Civil Rights Act, 1959-1960. Volume VI,.

The Civil Rights Act of 1960 attempted to rectify loopholes in the 1957 Civil Rights Act that had enabled southern states to continue disenfranchising Black voters and, in Texas, Mexican Americans. The legislation called for federal inspection of voter registration polls and introduced penalties for...

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Author / Creator: Mitchell, Clarence M. Jr., 1911-1984 (Author)
Other Authors / Creators:Watson, Denton L., editor.
Other Corporate Authors / Creators:Project Muse. distributor.
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Imprint: Athens, OH : Ohio University Press, 2022.
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