Author: Cornelius P. Cotter

Publisher:

Published: 2015-08-04

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 9781332105250

Excerpt from The Black Student in the Wisconsin State Universities System The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, created by the Civil Rights Act of 1957, is an independent agency of the executive branch of the Federal Government. By the terms of the act, as amended by the Civil Rights Act of 1960 and 1964, the Commission is charged with the following duties: investigation of individual discriminatory denials of right to vote; study of legal developments with respect to denials of the equal protection of the law; appraisal of the laws and policies of the United States with respect to denials of equal protection of the laws; and investigation of patterns or practices of fraud or discrimination in the conduct of Federal elections. The Commission is also required to submit reports to the President and the Congress at such times as the Commission, the Congress, or the President shall deem desirable. The State Committees A State Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights has been established in each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia pursuant to section 105 (c) of the Civil Rights Act of 1957, as amended. The Committees are made up of responsible persons who serve without compensation. Their functions under their mandate from the Commission are to: advise the Commission upon matters of mutual concern in the preparation of reports to the Commission, to the President, and the Congress; receive reports, suggestions, and recommendations from individuals, public and private organizations, and public officials upon matters pertinent to inquiries conducted by the State Committee; initiate and forward advice and recommendations to the Commission in matters in which the Commission shall request the assistance of the State Committee; and attend, as observes, any open hearing or conference which the Commission may hold within the State. This report was submitted to the United States Commission on Civil Rights by the Wisconsin State Committee. The conclusions and recommendations are based upon the Committee's evaluation of information received as a result of investigations undertaken by the Committee from August 1970 to March 1971. This report has been received by the Commission and will be considered by it in making its reports and recommendations to the President and the Congress. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.