'Are you a Shadow Voter' pamphlet
United States. Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Senator Williams's "Clean Elections" amendment to the Voting Rights Act sought to criminalize fraudulent voting behavior such as vote buying and falsifying voter or registration information. In 1961, the Women's Division of the Republican National Committee published a booklet calling all citizens to uphold the privilege of voting by ensuring clean and honest voting processes. This booklet provided citizens with case studies and proposed actions to prevent fraudulent elections.
Republican National Committee (U.S.). Women's Division
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Association of Centers for the Study of Congress
1961
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District of Columbia
Letter from constituent sent to Senator John J. Williams regarding the Voting Rights Act
United States. Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Although many constituents lauded Senator Williams for his work on the "Clean Elections" amendment to the Voting Rights Act, not everyone was in favor of passage of the bill as a whole and found it to be unconstitutional.
Rancho Santa Fe, California, resident
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1965-27-04
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Rancho Santa Fe (Calif.)
United Nations Should Mediate War
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
As the U.S. became more involved with the conflict in Vietnam, many constituents, such as this Philadelphia resident, wrote to Senator John J. Williams urging him to employ the aid of the United Nations to mediate the war.
Philadelphia resident
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Association of Centers for the Study of Congress
1965-12-01
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Philadelphia (Pa.)
Clipping from <em>Wilmington Morning News Journal</em> on Senator Williams and the Voting Rights legislation
United States. Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Following the attacks on the Selma to Montgomery civil rights marchers, Senator Williams met with a group comprised of church representatives and civil rights workers from Delaware to discuss the Voting Rights bill. Senator Williams stated that he supported civil rights legislation and would vote for a legislation guaranteeing every American citizen the right to vote, but would not commit to a vote until he had seen the language of the legislation.
News journal (Wilmington, Del.)
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Association of Centers for the Study of Congress
1965-03-13
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Wilmington (Del.)
Letter from constituent sent to Senator Williams on the Voting Rights bill (S. 1564)
United States. Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Many constituents wrote to Senator Williams expressing their concerns with the Voting Rights bill. While many were for the passage of the bill to ensure equal voting rights to all American citizens and end discriminatory election practices, others voiced their concerns against the language of the bill and urged Senator Williams to consider other requirements for determining voting eligibility.
Newark, Delaware, resident
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Association of Centers for the Study of Congress
1965-04-05
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Newark (Del.)
Letter from constituent sent to Senator John J. Williams regarding the attacks on civil rights marchers during the Selma to Montgomery march
Selma to Montgomery Rights March (1965: Selma, Ala.)
The images of attacks on civil rights marchers in Selma, Alabama, roused the American public. Many constituents wrote to Senator Williams expressing their concerns over the attacks and urged him and other Members of Congress to stop the police brutality.
Newark, Delaware, resident
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1965-03-09
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Newark (Del.)
A Student Pleads for Peace
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
In a well-articulated letter, a freshman student at the University of Delaware calls upon Senator Williams to reassess the war in Vietnam and look closely at Johnson's propaganda. In his response, Senator Williams disagrees with the student's assessment.
Newark Resident
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1966-02-22
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Frustration in Tennessee over Vietnam
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Americans all over the country wrote to Senator Williams, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, expressing their opinions and frustrations with the John administration's involvement with Vietnam. In his response Senator Williams expresses his candid opinion about why believes the United States cannot win a war against North Vietnam.
Memphis resident
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Association of Centers for the Study of Congress
1966-10-17
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Letter sent to Senator John J. Williams from the Grace Church Commission on Social Concerns regarding the Voting Rights Act
Suffrage.
Civil Rights.
People all over the United States wrote to Senator Williams voicing their opinions on the pending Voting Rights legislation. Many, such as this group of concerned constituents from Grace Church in Wilmington, Delaware, urged the senator to vote for passage of the Voting Rights Act to ensure equal voting rights to all citizens.
Grace Church, Wilmington, Delaware
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1965-04-01
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Wilmington (Del.)
Disappointment in Vietnam
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
This Fort Lauderdale, Florida resident sent Senator John J. Williams a copy of the poem "I Am the Nation" and a type-written letter expressing their disappointment over the U.S. involvement with the war in Vietnam. "I Am the Nation" was originally written by Otto Whittaker for the Norfolk and Western Railway Company in 1955.
Fort Lauderdale resident
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Association of Centers for the Study of Congress
1965-02-07
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Fort Lauderdale (Fla.)