April 4, 1996

Black Youth Vote

The participants discussed efforts to increase black voting participation in the 1996 elections and beyond. They took questions from the press.

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Cora Masters Barry Chair Operation Big Vote
Felicia Davis Coordinator Black Youth Vote->Programs

Leslie Davis Director Citizenship Education Fund->Public Policy
Donna Frisby Director Rock the Vote->Development
Melanie Hill Deputy Director National Coalition on Black Voter Participation
Tim Jones President Cultural Initiative
Ron Moton Spokesman Ceasefire: Don't Smoke the Brothers, Inc
Dennis Rogers Field Director Black Youth Vote
Lisa Sullivan Officer Children's Defense Fund->Black Student Leadership
Richard Womack Director AFL-CIO->Civil Rights Division

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National Coalition on Black Voter Participation

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Program ID:: 71061-1
Category:: News Conference
Format:: News Conference
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Apr 04, 1996 | 9:30am EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Apr 07, 1996 | 5:30am EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

Apr 04, 1996 | 9:30am EST | C-SPAN 2
Apr 04, 1996 | 2:42pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Apr 05, 1996 | 2:01am EST | C-SPAN 1
Apr 05, 1996 | 11:24am EST | C-SPAN 2
Apr 05, 1996 | 5:37pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Apr 06, 1996 | 5:08am EST | C-SPAN 2
Apr 06, 1996 | 1:24pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Apr 07, 1996 | 5:30am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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