The Civil Rights & Social Justice News: Senate Confirms Tom Perez to Head the Civil Rights Division

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Senate Confirms Tom Perez to Head the Civil Rights Division

The Senate voted 72-22 to confirm Tom Perez as assistant attorney general for civil rights this week.

President Obama nominated Perez for the position on March 13. Perez will head the Civil Rights Division, the federal agency that enforces the Voting Rights Act, the Fair Housing Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, and other federal laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, religion, and national origin.

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Wikipedia: “The African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968) refers to the movements in the United States aimed at outlawing racial discrimination against African Americans and restoring Suffrage in Southern states. This article covers the phase of the movement between 1954 and 1968, particularly in the South. By 1966, the emergence of the Black Power Movement, which lasted roughly from 1966 to 1975, enlarged the aims of the Civil Rights Movement to include racial dignity, economic and political self-sufficiency, and freedom from oppression by white Americans.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Civil_Rights_Movement_(1955%E2%80%931968)
Civil Rights Movement Timeline: “July 26, 1949 Truman signs Executive Order 9981, which states, "It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin." “ http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights: civil and human rights coalition http://www.civilrights.org/
Website of the National Civil Rights Museum: At the Lorraine Motel. http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/home.htm
American Civil Liberties Union http://www.aclu.org/
United State Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division http://www.justice.gov/crt/
Guide to Civil Rights Laws http://www.hg.org/civilrgt.html