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April 4, 1995

National Civil Rights Symposium Part 2

Participants discussed the impact of the Voting Rights Act on minority participation in the political system. They focused on a variety of i… read more

Participants discussed the impact of the Voting Rights Act on minority participation in the political system. They focused on a variety of issues, including recent court cases concerning gerrymandering of congressional districts and voting by incarcerated persons. Following the discussion, participants took questions from the audience. close

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Joaquin Auila Attorney
James F. Blumstein Professor Vanderbilt University->Law School

Kathryn Butler Professor University of South Carolina->School of Law
Jesse Jackson Founder National Rainbow Coalition
Pamela S. Karlan Professor Harvard Law School
Alan Keyes Talk Show Host WCBM Radio
Randolph McLaughlin Professor Pace University
Barbara Phillips Moderator
Frances Fox Piven Professor City University of New York->Political Science
Paul Robinson Professor Northwestern University School of Law
Andrew Shapiro Student Columbia University->Law School
Harold W. Stanley Professor University of Rochester

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Program ID:: 69174-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Forum
Location:: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
First Aired:: Dec 31, 1995 | 2:06pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Jan 01, 1996 | 4:10am EST | C-SPAN 1

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Dec 31, 1995 | 2:06pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Dec 31, 1995 | 3:02pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Dec 31, 1995 | 10:01pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Jan 01, 1996 | 4:10am EST | C-SPAN 1

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