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Experts spoke about the history of congressional redistricting. They described redistricting during the early years of the United States, uses and abuses of the process during America’s his…

The afternoon session of the National Symposium on Civil Rights and the Law. Panelists discussed voting rights and other topics. During the break, John Doar answered questions from viewers. …

The process and political significance of congressional redistricting was examined, as well as redistricting during the civil rights movement. The practice of gerrymandering was also discuss…

Mr. Parker and Mr. Samp discussed the recent Supreme Court decisions concerning the Voting Rights Act. The Court determined that judges are representatives standing for a particular constitu…

The National Conference of Black Political Scientists held a talk about Black legislative decision-making.

The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies hosted a panel on mobilizing the African-American voters in the 1988 presidential election. The panelists noted poor turnout in previous e…

Assistant Attorney General William Reynolds and other witnesses testified for and against his nomination to be the Associate Attorney General. This was day Two of testimony. Note: Some lan…