This thesis has detailed the political activity of the influential Republicans in relation to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Contained in the thesis are: a brief description of events in Selma, Alabama in early 1965 that illustrated the continued existence of voting discrimination after the passage of three civil rights bills in eight years; response of GOP members of Congress to the awareness that previous measures enforcing the Fifteenth Amendment were ineffective; Republican efforts to enact a voting rights bill and an interpretation of Republican political behavior relating to the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/181926 |
| Date | January 1979 |
| Creators | Annis, James Lee |
| Contributors | Edmonds, Anthony O. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | vi, 127 leaves ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
| Coverage | n-us--- n-us-al |
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