Report of the United States Commission on Civil RightsU.S. Government Printing Office, 1959 |
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... elections of members to serve as representatives of the people in assembly , ought to be free ; and that all men having sufficient evidence of permanent common interest with , and attachment to the community , have the right of suffrage ...
... elections of members to serve as representatives of the people in assembly , ought to be free ; and that all men having sufficient evidence of permanent common interest with , and attachment to the community , have the right of suffrage ...
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... Elections for Senators and Repre- sentatives , shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof ; but the Congress ... election of Senators " by the people " with the same qualifications for electors as those of the House of ...
... Elections for Senators and Repre- sentatives , shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof ; but the Congress ... election of Senators " by the people " with the same qualifications for electors as those of the House of ...
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... election but require others ( in- cluding most Negroes ) to register within a 12 - day period or be per- manently disfranchised , the Court struck this , too , saying that " the Amendment nullifies sophisticated as well as simple ...
... election but require others ( in- cluding most Negroes ) to register within a 12 - day period or be per- manently disfranchised , the Court struck this , too , saying that " the Amendment nullifies sophisticated as well as simple ...
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... elections in Kentucky as early as 1838 and in Kansas in school elections as early as 1861. Wyoming as a territory in 1869 granted suffrage equality to women . " The Colorado Constitution of 1876 made provision for women to vote in ...
... elections in Kentucky as early as 1838 and in Kansas in school elections as early as 1861. Wyoming as a territory in 1869 granted suffrage equality to women . " The Colorado Constitution of 1876 made provision for women to vote in ...
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... elections in other areas of colonial New York and New Hampshire , if qualified by property ownership.10 Third , the colonial adult male resident had to have a certain status of freedom . The meaning of the term " freemen " varied among ...
... elections in other areas of colonial New York and New Hampshire , if qualified by property ownership.10 Third , the colonial adult male resident had to have a certain status of freedom . The meaning of the term " freemen " varied among ...
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Página 328 - ... (2) study and collect information concerning legal developments constituting a denial of equal protection of laws under the Constitution...
Página 3 - ... whether societies of men are really capable or not of establishing good government from reflection and choice, or whether they are forever destined to depend for their political constitutions on accident and force.
Página 12 - But in view of the Constitution, in the eye of the law, there is in this country no superior, dominant, ruling class of citizens. There is no caste here. Our Constitution is color-blind and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens.
Página 11 - Legislation is powerless to eradicate racial instincts or to abolish distinctions based upon physical differences, and the attempt to do so can only result in accentuating the difficulties of the present situation.
Página 7 - And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God...
Página 4 - That elections of members to serve as representatives of the people in assembly, ought to be free ; and that all men having sufficient evidence of permanent common interest with, and attachment to the community, have the right of suffrage...
Página 62 - On and after the first day of January, AD, 1892, every elector shall, in addition to the foregoing qualifications, be able to read any section of the constitution of this State; or he shall be able to understand the same when read to him, or give a reasonable interpretation thereof.
Página 9 - They meant to set up a standard maxim for free society, which should be familiar to all, and revered by all; constantly looked to, constantly labored for, and even though never perfectly attained, constantly approximated, and thereby constantly spreading and deepening its influence and augmenting the happiness and value of all life to all people of all colors everywhere.
Página 68 - The civil rights and political status of the native inhabitants of the territories hereby ceded to the United States shall be determined by the Congress.
Página x - Commission to— (1) investigate allegations in writing under oath or affirmation that certain citizens of the United States are being deprived of their right to vote and have that vote counted by reason of their color, race, religion, or national origin...