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Federal
Civil Rights
Enforcement

Effort

A Report of

The United States

Commission on
Civil Rights

1971

U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is a temporary, independent, bipartisan agency established by Congress in 1957 and directed to:

Investigate complaints alleging that citizens are being deprived of their right to vote by reason of their race, color, religion, or national origin, or by reason of fraudulent practices;

Study and collect information concerning legal developments constituting a denial of equal protection of the laws under the Constitution;

Appraise Federal laws and policies with respect to equal protection of the laws;

Serve as a national clearinghouse for information in respect to denials of equal protection of the laws; and

Submit reports, findings, and recommendations to the

President and the Congress.

Members of the Commission:

Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Chairman
Stephen Horn, Vice Chairman

Frankie M. Freeman

Maurice B. Mitchell

Robert S. Rankin

Manuel Ruiz, Jr.

Howard A. Glickstein, Staff Director

CRI.2:En 2/970-2

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