Black History Month Blog

The first-ever digital collection of historical Civil Rights publications is now available, thanks to a partnership between the U.S. Government Printing Office, the United States Commission on Civil Rights and the Thurgood Marshall Law Library, University of Maryland School of Law. Hundreds of publications from the United States Commission on Civil Rights are available at http://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/usccr/index.asp, featuring everything from hearings to advisory committee reports. A sampling of PDF documents includes:

• Civil Rights Act of 1957 (Enabling Legislation for the Original Civil Rights Commission). P.L. 85-315 (Sept. 9, 1957); 71 Stat. 634.
• Southern School Desegregation, 1966-67. A Report of the US Commission on Civil Rights. Washington, DC. July 1967. Press release text.
• The Voting Rights Act: Summary and Text. Clearinghouse Publication no. 32. United States Commission on Civil Rights. Washington, DC. September, 1971.

Publications are searchable by keyword and are also accessible by date, title, subject, and call number. An extensive bibliography of background reading that may be of interest is also provided.

--Renée Bosman, Reference Librarian for Government and Public Affairs - Cabell Library