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- Order to Sullivan Jackson to Appear before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, November 26, 1958 - The 1957 Civil Rights Act created the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to investigate voter discrimination. In December 1958, Dr. Sullivan Jackson testified before the commission, discussing discrimination in Selma, Alabama. In the early 1960s, Selma would become the center of the struggle for voting rights, culminating in the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
- December 09, 1958
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Order to Sullivan Jackson to Appear before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, November 26, 1958
The 1957 Civil Rights Act created the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to investigate voter discrimination. In December 1958, Dr. Sullivan Jackson testified before the commission, discussing discrimination in Selma, Alabama. In the early 1960s, Selma would become the center of the struggle for voting rights, culminating in the Voting Rights Act of 1965.