CIVIL RIGHTS related term(s) Commission on Civil Rights
Addresses
Bloody Sunday: James P. Turner, 4512 [19MR]
Eisenhower and Civil Rights: Herbert Brownell, 24643-24646 [17SE]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: Stephen Karol, 703 [29JA]
Amendments
Employment: strengthen laws that ban discrimination in hiring (H.R. 4000), 22016, 22021 [2AU], 22149 [3AU]
Hate Crime Statistics Act: enact (S. 419), 1766, 1770, 1859 [8FE]
Analyses
Civil Rights Protections Act (S. 2166), 2428 [22FE]
Restore and Strengthen Laws That Ban Employment Discrimination (H.R. 5905), 33754-33756 [24OC]
Articles and editorials
Althea T.L. Simmons, NAACP Official, Dies, 24648 [17SE]
Bias Crime in New York, 1768 [8FE]
Calloway Dedicated His Life to Labor Unions, 474 [24JA]
Capitol Hill Clout, 2257 [21FE]
Civil Rights Bill, 22157 [3AU]
Civil Rights—Not Just for Blacks, 17022 [11JY]
Desecration of St. Patrick's, 1764 [8FE]
Donaldson Says Mayor's Protests Could Be Bid To Sway Investigation, 36547 [27OC]
Hate Crimes Increase and Become More Violent—U.S. Prosecutors Focus on ``Skinhead'' Movement, 1758 [8FE]
Immigration Bill Passes Committee—Hope Seen for Gay Rights Bill, 1767 [8FE]
More Data Needed on ``Hate'' Crimes, 1759 [8FE]
Olive Beasley Continues Her Long March for Civil Rights, 6837 [4AP]
Practical Problems of the Civil Rights Act, 29554 [16OC]
Prosecutor Out To Get Arrington, Counsel Says, 36546 [27OC]
Race Still Factor in Capital Punishment, 12273 [24MY]
Shift to Victimization Hurting Civil Rights Movement, 12538 [24MY]
Vanishing Job-Bias Lawyers—Attorneys, Law Firms Say They Can't Afford To Try Rights Cases, 19474 [25JY]
Bills and resolutions
Agriculture: equal opportunity for minority farmers (see S. 2881)
Civil Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 5385)
———increase penalties for violating fair housing provisions (see H.R. 5800)
Contracts: amend certain provisions of law (see S. 2166; H.R. 4081)
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorizing (see S. 2753)
Employment: amend certain provisions of law (see S. 2166; H.R. 4081)
———discrimination laws (see H.R. 4889)
———strengthen laws that ban discrimination in hiring (see H.R. 4000)
Harriet Tubman Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 257)
Public buildings: small business leasing to socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (see H.R. 5272)
Taxation: deny certain benefits to facilities which discriminate (see H.R. 5394)
Trails: designate the route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as an addition to the national trails system (see S. 2067)
Descriptions
Helms amendment to Hate Crime Statistics Act: Police Executive Research Forum, 1755 [8FE]
Essays
Civil Rights Act, 29566 [16OC]
Explanations
What's wrong with the Michel/LaFalce Republican Civil Rights Act substitute, 21995 [2AU]
Letters
Capital punishment for murder during commission of an act in violation of civil rights: Joan Bronk, National Council of Jewish Women, 16368 [28JN]
———Morton Halperin and Diann Rust-Tierney, ACLU, 16368 [28JN]
———NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., 16368 [28JN]
Civil Rights Act: Cathie A. Shattuck, 29555 [16OC]
———Commission on Civil Rights, 29567 [16OC]
———Michael Carvin, 29556-29557 [16OC]
———Paul Hastings, 29552 [16OC]
———President Bush, 29552, 29566 [16OC]
———Senator Dole, 29559 [16OC]
———Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Inc., 29555 [16OC]
Discrimination in employment: President Bush, 22150 [3AU]
Harassment of African-American elected officials: Donald V. Watkins, 36545, 36546 [27OC]
Hate Crime Statistics Act: ACLU, 1755 [8FE]
———American Jewish Committee, 1755 [8FE]
———American Jewish Congress, 1755 [8FE]
———B'nai B'rith, 1757 [8FE]
———Dept. of Justice, 1754, 1772 [8FE]
———Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., 1757 [8FE]
———Leadership Conference of Civil Rights, 1756 [8FE]
———Maine Dept. of the Attorney General, 1754 [8FE]
———NAACP, 1757 [8FE]
———National Gay & Lesbian Task Force, 1756 [8FE]
———National Gay Rights Advocates, 1756 [8FE]
———People for the American Way Action Fund, 1757 [8FE]
———Police Executive Research Forum, 1754 [8FE]
———Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, 1756 [8FE]
Nomination of Clarence Thomas: Daniel J. Schulder, National Council on the Aging, Inc., 3302 [5MR]
———Horace B. Deets, American Association of Retired Persons, 3299-3302 [5MR]
———Senator Metzenbaum, 3296, 3297 [5MR]
———Senator Thurmond, 3304 [5MR]
———several Representatives, 3305 [5MR]
Lists
African Americans and contributions, 9117 [2MY]
Attleboro, MA, Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Planning Committeee, 703 [29JA]
Civil rights leaders, 18054 [18JY]
Committee chairs opposed to the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 3303 [5MR]
Groups opposed to the Michel/LaFalce Republican substitute to the Civil Rights Act of 1990, 21995 [2AU]
Law enforcement organizations supporting Hate Crime Statistics Act, 1755 [8FE]
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus opposed to the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 3302 [5MR]
Organizations supporting the Hate Crimes Statistics Act, 1757 [8FE]
Memorandums
Congress' Constitutional Authority To Enact the Racial Justice Act: Laurence H. Tribe, 12270 [24MY]
Memorials of legislature
California, 26908 [1OC]
Motions
Employment: strengthen laws that ban discrimination in hiring (H.R. 4000), recommit, 22173 [3AU]
Obituaries
Althea Simmons, NAACP official dies, 24847 [18SE]
Poems
``Making the Dream Come True,'' Robert Brown, Jr., 703 [29JA]
Press releases
Concerns about budget deficit reduction efforts: Commission on Civil Rights, 36206 [27OC]
Proclamations
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: Attleboro, MA, 703 [29JA]
———Columbus, GA, 481 [24JA]
Programs
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: Attleboro, MA, 703 [29JA]
Questions
EEOC policies on discrimination: Senator Hatch, to Clarence Thomas, 3294 [5MR]
Remarks in House
Alabama: study of Selma to Montgomery route for national historic trail (H.R. 3834), 2856 [27FE], 4540-4543 [20MR]
Blacks: anniversary of Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, march, 4420 [15MR]
Children: establishment of right to be supported by parents (H.R. 199), 16595 [28JN]
Civil Rights Act: increase penalties for violating fair housing provisions (H.R. 5800), 27931 [6OC]
Civil War: Union enlistment of blacks, 26462 [27SE]
Dornan, Representative: discourse on politics, 33747-33751 [24OC]
Emancipation Proclamation: anniversary, 25555 [25SE]
Employment: discrimination laws (H.R. 4889), 12506 [24MY]
———strengthen laws that ban discrimination in hiring (H.R. 4000), 1702 [7FE], 18811 [23JY], 19105, 19470, 19473 [25JY], 20702 [31JY], 21617-21618 [1AU], 21966, 21981-22024-22037 [2AU], 22133, 22136, 22148 [3AU], 22170 [10SE], 22171 [3AU]-22174 [3AU], 23090 [3AU], 27046 [2OC], 28618 [11OC]
———strengthen laws that ban discrimination in hiring (H.R. 4000), consideration (H. Res. 449), 21969-22037 [2AU]
———strengthen laws that ban discrimination in hiring (H.R. 4000), engrossment corrections, 22174 [3AU]
———strengthen laws that ban discrimination in hiring (S. 2104), 22177 [3AU]
Harriet Tubman Day: designate (S.J. Res. 257), 3635 [7MR]
Japan: racial remarks by Minister of Justice, 25561, 25563, 25565, 25566 [25SE]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, 703 [29JA]
Nixon, Edgar D.: tribute, 17348 [13JY]
South Africa: U.S. policy, 1280-1284 [6FE]
Voting Rights Act: anniversary, 22125 [3AU], 22136 [3AU]
Remarks in Senate
Abernathy, Ralph D.: tribute, 7841 [20AP]
Agriculture: equal opportunity for minority farmers (S. 2881), 18212 [19JY]
Blacks: harassment of elected officials by executive departments, 36545 [27OC]
Capital punishment: for murder during commission of an act in violation, 16365-16367 [28JN]
Contracts: amend certain provisions of law (S. 2166), 2427-2428 [22FE]
Dole, Senator: commitment, 1742 [8FE]
Employment: amend certain provisions of law (S. 2166), 2427-2428 [22FE]
———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination (S. 2104), 1600 [7FE], 1869 [8FE]
Fletcher, Art A.: swearing in as Chairman of the Commission on Civil Rights, 10958 [17MY]
Harriet Tubman Day: designate (S.J. Res. 257), 2056 [20FE], 3565 [6MR]
Hate Crime Statistics Act: enact (S. 419), 1754, 1758-1779 [8FE]
———enact (S. 419), time-limitation agreement, 1753 [8FE]
Japanese Americans: compensation for World War II internment, 28225 [10OC]
Racial Justice Act: capital punishment-12289 [24MY]
Supreme Court: interpretation of racial quota laws, 663 [29JA]
Trails: designate the route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as an addition to the national trails system (S. 2067), 1163 [5FE]
Reports by conference committees
Civil Rights Act (S. 2104), 28789-28797 [12OC]
Reports filed
Consideration of H.R. 4000, Strengthen Employment Discrimination Laws: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 449) (H. Rept. 101-656), 21595, 21675 [1AU]
Route From Selma to Montgomery, AL, Added to the National Trails System: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (H.R. 3834) (S. Rept. 101-313), 13406 [7JN]
Strengthen Civil Rights Laws That Ban Discrimination in Employment: Committee on Education and Labor (H.R. 4000) (H. Rept. 101-644), 20548 [30JY]
———Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 4000) (H. Rept. 101-644), 20938 [31JY]
Resolutions by organizations
Hate Crime Statistics Act: National Association of Attorneys General, 1754 [8FE]
Sermons
From the Inner City to the Suburbs Comes a Call and a Warning: Leon Sullivan, 2850 [27FE]
Statements
Althea T.L. Simmons: several NAACP leaders, 24648 [17SE]
Civil Rights Act (sundry excerpts), 31048, 31049 [18OC]
Freedom for Blacks: Lyndon B. Johnson, 4420 [15MR], 4542 [20MR]
Incurable Activist: Althea T.L. Simmons, 25190 [19SE]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: Gladys Durant, 703 [29JA]
Removal of Societal Discrimination in Race: David H. Souter, 26338 [27SE]
Voting Rights Act Anniversary: President Bush, 22172 [3AU]
Summaries
Civil Rights Act Amendments on Employment Discrimination (H.R. 4000), 1703 [7FE]
Hate Crime Statistics Act (S. 419), 1755 [8FE]
Texts of
H. Res. 449, consideration of H.R. 4000, strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment, 21969 [2AU]
H.R. 1048, Hate Crime Statistics Act, 1779 [8FE]
H.R. 3834, study of Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, route for national historic trail, 4540 [20MR]
H.R. 4000, Civil Rights Act amendments, 22014-22016 [2AU]
H.R. 5905, restore and strengthen laws that ban employment discrimination, 33752-33754 [24OC]
S. 2166, amend certain civil rights provisions relative to formation of contracts and employment discrimination, 2428 [22FE]
S. Con. Res. 94, release of Nelson Mandela, 2431 [22FE]
S.J. Res. 257, Harriet Tubman Day, 2056 [20FE], 3565 [6MR], 3636 [7MR]