Our Documents: 100 Milestone Documents from the National ArchivesOUP USA, 11.09.2003 - 256 Seiten Our Documents is a collection of 100 documents that the staff of the National Archives has judged most important to the development of the United States. The entry for each document includes a short introduction, a facsimile, and a transcript of the document. Backmatter includes further reading, credits, and index. The book is part of the much larger Our Documents initiative sponsored by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), National History Day, the Corporation for National and Community Service, and the USA Freedom Corps. |
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... vote , a process illustrated by the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution , which in 1870 enfranchised African - American men ; the Nineteenth Amendment , which granted women the right to vote in 1920 ; and the Voting Rights Act of ...
... vote , a process illustrated by the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution , which in 1870 enfranchised African - American men ; the Nineteenth Amendment , which granted women the right to vote in 1920 ; and the Voting Rights Act of ...
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... vote and held office in many southern states through the 1880s , but in the early 1890s , these states took steps to ensure subsequent " white supremacy . " Literacy tests for the vote , " grandfa- ther clauses " that excluded from voting ...
... vote and held office in many southern states through the 1880s , but in the early 1890s , these states took steps to ensure subsequent " white supremacy . " Literacy tests for the vote , " grandfa- ther clauses " that excluded from voting ...
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... VOTING RIGHTS " ( 2 ) No person acting under color of law shall- " ( A ) in determining whether any individual is qual- ified under State law or laws to vote in any Federal elec- tion , apply any standard , practice , or procedure ...
... VOTING RIGHTS " ( 2 ) No person acting under color of law shall- " ( A ) in determining whether any individual is qual- ified under State law or laws to vote in any Federal elec- tion , apply any standard , practice , or procedure ...
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Our Documents: 100 Milestone Documents from the National Archives The National Archives Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2006 |
Our Documents: 100 Milestone Documents from the National Archives United States. National Archives and Records Administration Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2006 |
Our Documents: 100 Milestone Documents from the National Archives United States. National Archives and Records Administration Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2003 |
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African Americans amendment America in Congress American appointed armistice ARTICLE Articles of Confederation Begun and held bill Chinese citizens City of Washington civil rights color Commander commerce Committee Confederation Congress assembled Constitution Cuba declared defense delegate district documents Dred Scott economic elected employees equal established EXECUTIVE ORDER federal forces foreign freedom further enacted Hawaiian Islands hereby authorized House of Representatives hundred Imperial General Headquarters Indians interstate Islands Japanese John jurisdiction justice Korean People's Army labor land Lee Resolution legislation Legislature ment military National Archives Office party Peace Corps person political President purpose race ratified regulate Republic resolution respect River Roosevelt Secretary Senate Senate and House Session slavery slaves Soviet Supreme Court territory thence thereof thousand tion Treaty Truman U.S. Constitution Union United Nations vote Wade-Davis Bill York Zimmermann Telegram