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Washington Research Project The Shameful Blight: The Survival of Racial Discrimination in Voting in the South

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.327 Author/Creator: Washington Research Project Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: October 1972 Pagination: 214 p. : Height: 22.8 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

One report entitled, "The Shameful Blight: The Survival of Racial Discrimination in Voting in the South," dated October 1972. The item is a report on the violations against the Voting Rights listed by counties in the Southern United States; preexisiting discrimination, redistricting, success, underrepresentation, increasing fees, voter registration and other topics.

Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994

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