The law was designed in part to prosecute political leaders who, while in office and after, sought to cancel the votes of millions to hold power.
Tag: Civil Rights and Liberties
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New Deal Exhibition Looks at Roosevelt’s Legacy
A new exhibition at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library explores the president’s “mixed” record on civil rights — and the charged debate over racism in the New Deal.
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Justice Dept. to Investigate Memphis Police for Civil Rights Abuses
The department will examine allegations of pervasive problems with excessive force and unlawful stops of Black residents that were amplified by the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols.
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How Big Is the Legacy Boost at Elite Colleges?
In the same week as a civil rights inquiry into Harvard, new data shows legacies are slightly more qualified yet are four times as likely to get into top schools.
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Affirmative Action Ruling Shakes Universities Over More Than Race
At what was billed as an Education Department “summit” in Washington on Wednesday, college admissions practices across the board were on the table.