January 2, 2001

African-American Voters in the 2000 Elections

Following a press conference proposing a voters' bill of rights, participants talked about reforming ballots, voter participation,… read more

Following a press conference proposing a voters' bill of rights, participants talked about reforming ballots, voter participation, disenfranchisement during the 2000 elections, and future race relations under the Bush administration. They also talked about several cabinet nominations and how they might approach issues important to the black community. Following their remarks they answered questions from the audience. close

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David D. Cole Professor Georgetown University Law Center
Ron Daniels Executive Director Center for Constitutional Rights

Ramona H. Edelin President National Urban Coalition
Walter E. Fauntroy President National Black Leadership Roundtable
Benjamin Jealous Executive Director National Newspaper Publishers Assn.
Julianne Malveaux Talk Show Host Pacifica Radio
Manning Marable Founding Director Columbia University->Institute for Research in African-American Studies
Laura W. Murphy Director American Civil Liberties Union->Washington Legislative Office
Al Sharpton Jr. Founder and President National Action Network

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Program ID:: 161541-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Forum
Location:: New York, New York, United States
First Aired:: Jan 02, 2001 | 12:10pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Jan 07, 2001 | 2:15pm EST | C-SPAN 1

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Jan 02, 2001 | 12:10pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Jan 02, 2001 | 8:00pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Jan 03, 2001 | 1:03am EST | C-SPAN 1
Jan 03, 2001 | 5:25am EST | C-SPAN 2
Jan 05, 2001 | 5:21pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Jan 07, 2001 | 2:15pm EST | C-SPAN 1

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