Report, Issues 2-4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1961 - Civil rights |
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... basis for legislative or executive action . Specifically , the Civil Rights Act of 1957 , as amended , directs the Commission to : • Investigate formal allegations that citizens are being deprived of their right to vote and have that ...
... basis for legislative or executive action . Specifically , the Civil Rights Act of 1957 , as amended , directs the Commission to : • Investigate formal allegations that citizens are being deprived of their right to vote and have that ...
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... basis as soon as practicable.12 Although not expressly stated , the rationale of the Supreme Court's decision to permit a delay in the enforcement of the plaintiffs ' rights appears to be that the public interest in an orderly ...
... basis as soon as practicable.12 Although not expressly stated , the rationale of the Supreme Court's decision to permit a delay in the enforcement of the plaintiffs ' rights appears to be that the public interest in an orderly ...
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... basis of in- dividual merit without regard to their race or color . We must presume that it will be so administered . If not , in some future proceeding it is possible that it may be declared unconstitutional 8 The Shuttlesworth Case.
... basis of in- dividual merit without regard to their race or color . We must presume that it will be so administered . If not , in some future proceeding it is possible that it may be declared unconstitutional 8 The Shuttlesworth Case.
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... basis of race is consti- tutionally forbidden . But what of segregation that results not from the operation of a dual school system , but from a gerrymander of school attendance zones or from the selection of a site for a new school for ...
... basis of race is consti- tutionally forbidden . But what of segregation that results not from the operation of a dual school system , but from a gerrymander of school attendance zones or from the selection of a site for a new school for ...
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... basis may be deferred . But can they be forever barred from qualifying for nondiscriminatory admission by the terms of a desegregation plan ? For example , a grade - a - year plan beginning at grade 1 gives no relief to individuals who ...
... basis may be deferred . But can they be forever barred from qualifying for nondiscriminatory admission by the terms of a desegregation plan ? For example , a grade - a - year plan beginning at grade 1 gives no relief to individuals who ...
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Page 252 - ... (2) study and collect information concerning legal developments constituting a denial of equal protection of laws under the Constitution...
Page 50 - ... employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The contractor agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the contracting officer setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause.
Page 7 - ... to achieve a system of determining admission to the public schools on a non-racial basis, and revision of local laws and regulations •which may be necessary in solving the foregoing problems.
Page 72 - ... the realization as soon as feasible of the goal of a decent home and a suitable living environment for every American family...
Page 9 - The Congress hereby declares that the general welfare and security of the Nation and the health and living standards of its people...
Page 110 - All citizens of the United States shall have the same right, in every State and Territory, as is enjoyed by white citizens thereof to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold, and convey real and personal property.
Page 1 - Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress In education. Our requirements for world leadership, our hopes for economic growth, and the demands of citizenship itself in an era such as this all require the maximum development of every young American's capacity. The human mind is our fundamental resource.
Page 50 - In connection with the performance of work under this Contract, the Contractor agrees not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color or national origin. The aforesaid provision shall include, but not be limited to, the following : Employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer ; recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff or termination ; rates of pay or other forms of compensation ; and selection for training, including apprenticeship.
Page iv - It cannot be doubted that among the civil rights intended to be protected from discriminatory state action by the Fourteenth Amendment are the rights to acquire, enjoy, own and dispose of property.
Page 4 - Except as may be required by the provisions of subsection (b) of section 31 hereof, it shall be unlawful for any person to deprive, attempt to deprive, or threaten to deprive, by any means, any person of any employment, position, work, compensation, or other benefit...