Letter from constituent sent to Senator John J. Williams regarding the Voting Rights Act

Suffrage.

Civil Rights.

Senator Williams was often quoted as saying that he believed in giving every citizen the right to vote regardless of race; however, he was against the federal government interfering with state and local elections.

Wilmington, Delaware, resident

Papers of Senator John J. Williams, University of Delaware Library

Association of Centers for the Study of Congress

1965-03-20

University of Delaware Library

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Wilmington (Del.)