UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY EDUCATION U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is a temporary independent, bipartisan agency established by Congress in 1957 and directed to: Investigate complaints alleging that citizens are being deprived of their right to vote by reason of their race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap, or national origin, or by reason of fraudulent practices; • Study and collect information concerning legal developments constituting discrimination or a denial of equal protection of the laws under the Constitution because of race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap, or national origin, or in the administration of justice; Appraise Federal laws and policies with respect to discrimination or denial of equal protection of the laws because of race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap, or national origin, or in the administration of justice; Serve as a national clearinghouse for information in respect to discrimination or denial of equal protection of the laws because of race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap, or national origin; Submit reports, findings, and recommendations to the President and the Congress. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION Arthur S. Flemming, Chairman Mary F. Berry, Vice Chairman Stephen Horn Blandina Cardenas Ramirez Jill S. Ruckelshaus Murray Saltzman Louis Nunez, Staff Director Consultations on the Affirmative Action Statement of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Vol. II: Proceedings February 10 and March 10-11, 1981 E DE |