Facts for Democrats: Voting Rights Bill

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Summary and background on the bill to guarantee voting rights; The text includes quotes from President Lyndon Johnson's message to a joint session of Congress, a detailed explanation of the major provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, quotes from President Johnson's 1965 State of the Union Address, and the Democratic Platform.

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Democratic National Committee. "Facts for Democrats: Voting Rights Bill." W. R. (Bob) Poage Collection, Box 362, File 9, "Facts for Democrats: Voting Rights Bill," March 18, 1965, W. R. Poage Legislative Library, Baylor University, Waco, Texas.. Accessed 29 March 2024. https://acsc.lib.udel.edu/items/show/250.

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Facts for Democrats: Voting Rights Bill

Subject

United States. Voting Rights Act of 1965--Legislative history.

Description

Summary and background on the bill to guarantee voting rights; The text includes quotes from President Lyndon Johnson's message to a joint session of Congress, a detailed explanation of the major provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, quotes from President Johnson's 1965 State of the Union Address, and the Democratic Platform.

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Democratic National Committee

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W. R. (Bob) Poage Collection, Box 362, File 9, "Facts for Democrats: Voting Rights Bill," March 18, 1965, W. R. Poage Legislative Library, Baylor University, Waco, Texas.

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Association of Centers for the Study of Congress

Date

1965-03-18

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W.R. Poage Legislative Library

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Washington, DC