The 14th Amendment and Race
Civil rights scholars and leaders talked about the historical significance of the 14th Amendment and recent proposals to repeal it. They also responded to questions from the audience. This p…
1,221 viewsCivil rights scholars and leaders talked about the historical significance of the 14th Amendment and recent proposals to repeal it. They also responded to questions from the audience. This p…
1,221 viewsThe first meeting of the Aviation Safety and Security Commission, an 18-member, presidentially-appointed board which was formed after the ValuJet and TWA crashes, was held. The commission, w…
127 viewsSeveral speakers gave evening session speeches on the second night of the Republican National Convention in New Orleans, LA. Speakers included former Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Do…
415 viewsThe Congressional Black Caucus honored the influential former civil rights lawyer, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, who argued the landmark 1954 desegregation case Brown v. Boar…
1,253 viewsThe committee opens the second week of hearings with four civil rights leaders testifying against the nomination of Judge Bork. Mr. Coleman expresses concern over Bork’s criticism of civil r…
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