Opening statement of-

Ervin, Hon. Sam J., Jr., U.S. Senator from the State of North Caro-

lina, chairman of the Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights__.

Johnston, Hon. Olin D., U.S. Senator from the State of South Caro-

lina...

Keating, Hon. Kenneth B., U.S. Senator from the State of New

York

Long, Hon. Edward V., U.S. Senator from the State of Missouri____

Text of bills pending before the subcommittee:

S. 480.

S. 2750.

S. 2979

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6

35

778

Analysis of pending bills, prepared by American Law Division, Legislative

Reference Service, Library of Congress:

On S. 480 and S. 2750-

On S. 2979_.

Justice Department memorandum on S. 2750-

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights staff memorandum on constitutionality of

legislation on the subject of literacy as a requirement for voting--

Statements:

Biemiller, Andrew J., director, department of legislation, AFL-CIO,

accompanied by Thomas Harris, associate general counsel -

Bloch, Charles J., attorney, Macon, Ga..

Case, Hon. Clifford P., U.S. Senator from the State of New Jersey..

Fulbright, Hon. J. W., U.S. Senator from the State of Arkansas...

Gallion, Hon. MacDonald, attorney general of Alabama---

Goldwater, Hon. Barry, U.S. Senator from the State of Arizona.-

Gray, Hon. Frederick T., member, Commission on Constitutional

Government; former attorney general, State of Virginia..

Griswold, Erwin, dean, Harvard Law School; Commissioner, U.S.
Commission on Civil Rights; accompanied by Berl Bernhard, staff
director, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, and William Taylor,
assistant staff director__.

Hartnett, Al, secretary-treasurer, International Union of Electrical,

Radio & Machine Workers (AFL-CIO)..

Hill, Hon. Lister, U.S. Senator from the State of Alabama..
Humphrey, Hon. Hubert H., U.S. Senator from the State of Minne-

sota___

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12

513

326

302

162

209

349

67

503

328

362

340

115

379

63

470

Javits, Hon. Jacob K., U.S. Senator from the State of New York.

Johnson, Hon. Paul B., Lieutenant Governor, State of Mississippi.

Kennedy, Hon. Robert F., Attorney General of the United States-
Kuchel, Hon. Thomas H., U.S. Senator from the State of California__
Old, Hon. William, resident judge, Chesterfield County circuit court,
Chester, Va.....

46

394

261

505

169

Rauh, Joseph, Jr., vice chairman for civil rights and civil liberties of

the Americans for Democratic Action_.

Sparkman, Hon. John, U.S. Senator from the State of Alabama-

Speiser, Lawrence, director, Washington office, American Civil Liber-

ties Union..

Stennis, Hon. John, U.S. Senator from the State of Mississippi_

Talmadge, Hon. Herman E., U.S. Senator from the State of Georgia__

Wilkins, Roy, executive secretary of the National Association for the

Advancement of Colored People, and chairman, Leadership Confer-

ence on Civil Rights

Wise, Sherwood, president, Mississippi State Bar Association-

453

101

473

195

87

486

243

III

21

Letters:

Bagget, Julius H., member, McCormick County (S.C.) Board of

Registration.

Crescenzi, Gene, attorney, chairman, Committee for Fair Voting

Standards..

Plaintiff's brief in the case of Comacho v. Rogers, submitted by

Mr. Crescenzi

Gholson, Julius, superintendent, Board of Public Education, Bibb County,

Ga

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506

507

508

351

Goodman, Mrs. Fielder, director of primary curriculum, Bibb County, Ga..

Justice Department survey of States with literacy tests-

Decision: Darby v. Daniel, 168 F. Supp. 170 (1958)_-

Justice Department information regarding voting cases..

Survey of opinions of State attorneys general:

352

315-326

419

515

(1) Letter of Subcommittee Chairman Sam J. Ervin, Jr., requesting

opinions of the State attorneys general__

523

(2) Opinions of State attorneys general:

Virginia

Wisconsin

569

573

Survey of opinions of constitutional law professors:

(1) Letter of Subcommittee Chairman Sam J. Ervin, Jr., sent to the

deans of the American Bar Association's list of approved law

schools.

(2) Opinions of constitutional law professors:

Alabama University Law School: C. Dallas Sands..

Boston College Law School: John D. O'Reilly, Jr..

Chicago-Kent College of Law: Alfred Avins..

Creighton University Law School: Manfred Pieck-

Denver University Law Center: Morton Gitelman.

DePaul University Law Center: Robert G. Weclew_

Dickinson School of Law: Donald J. Farage...

Duke University Law School: Douglas B. Maggs.

Duquesne University School of Law: Walter A. Rafalko..

George Washington University Law School: Robert G.

Dixon, Jr...

Georgetown University Law Center: Chester James Antieau.

Gonzaga University Law School: Rev. Francis James Conk-

lin.

Harvard University Law School: Arthur E. Sutherland..

Hastings College of Law, University of California: Brooks

Cox and J. Warren Madden..

Loyola University Law School: Richard V. Carpenter

Michigan University Law School: Paul G. Kauper.

573

574

576

576

579

583

586

587

589

597

598

614

614

627

633

634

635

Survey of opinions of constitutional law professors-Continued

(2) Opinions of constitutional law professors-Continued

Nebraska University College of Law: John M. Gradwohl

and Wallace M. Rudolph.

North Dakota University Law School: Charles Liebert Crum_

Notre Dame Law School: Roger Paul Peters

Oklahoma University Law School: Maurice H. Merrill-

Richmond (Va.) University School of Law: William J. Muse

Rutgers University Law School: Frederick K. Beutel..

Southern University Law School: Vanue B. Lacour..

Western Reserve University Law School: Oliver Schroeder,

man__.

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640

646

649

650

658

658

659

660

West Virginia University Law School: Stanley E. Dadis-

662

Yale University Law School: Alexander M. Bickel and Louis

H. Pollak

663

Article: Constitutionality of Federal Legislation To Abolish Literacy Tests,
by Kathryn Werdeger...

Views of State Governors:

601

Letter of Subcommittee Chairman Sam J. Ervin, Jr., sent to Gov-

ernors of States which have a literacy test as a prerequisite for

voting.

665

Replies from State Governors:

Alaska, Hon. William A. Egan, Governor.

Arizona, Hon. Paul Fannin, Governor.

665

665

California, Hon. Edmund G. Brown, Governor-

666

Connecticut, Hon. John Dempsey, Governor.

Delaware, Hon. Elbert N. Carvel, Governor.

Georgia, Hon. S. Ernest Vandiver, Governor.

Maine, Hon. John H. Reed, Governor.

Massachusetts, Hon. John A. Volpe, Governor.

Mississippi, Hon. Ross R. Barnett, Governor.

New York, Hon. Nelson A. Rockefeller, Governor-

North Carolina, Hon. Terry Sanford, Governor.

Oregon, Hon. Mark O. Hatfield, Governor.

Virginia, Hon. Albertis S. Harrison, Jr., Governor-

Washington, Hon. Albert D. Rosellini, Governor..

Wyoming, Hon. Jack A. Gage, Governor..

Report by U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1959 (excerpt) "Proposal

for a Constitutional Amendment to Establish Universal Suffrage"..

Report by U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on Voting (1961) (ex-

cerpt) "Recommendations" (pp. 139–142).

U.S. Constitution, articles and amendments relevant to a study of

S. 480, S. 2750, and S. 2979_

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680

687