VOTING RIGHTS ACT EXTENSION HEARINGS BEFORE SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 5 OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FIRST CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H.R. 4249, H.R. 5538, and Similar Proposals, TO EXTEND THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965 WITH RESPECT MAY 14, 15; JUNE 19, 26; JULY 1, 1969 Serial No. 3 LA09 DEPARTMENT STANFORD Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary 31-691 O U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1969 COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY EMANUEL CELLER, New York, Chairman MICHAEL A. FEIGHAN, Ohio HAROLD D. DONOHUE, Massachusetts ROBERT W. KASTENMEIER, Wisconsin WILLIAM M. MCCULLOCH, Ohio EDWARD G. BIESTER, JR., Pennsylvania BESS E. DICK, Staff Director BENJAMIN L. ZELENKO, General Counsel KENNETH R. HARKINS, Chief Counsel, Antitrust Subcommittee WILLIAM P. SHATTUCK, Counsel JEROME ZEIFMAN, Counsel CHARLES J. ZINN, Law Revision Counsel SUBCOMMITTEE No. 5 EMANUEL CELLER, New York, Chairman PETER W. RODINO, JR., New Jersey ROBERT W. KASTENMEIER, Wisconsin WILLIAM M. McCULLOCH, Ohio BENJAMIN L. ZELENKO, General Counsel (II) TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Conyers, Hon. John, Jr., a U.S. Representative in Congress from the Corman, Hon. James C., a U.S. Representative in Congress from the Glickstein, Howard A., Esq., General Counsel and Acting Director, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, accompanied by David Rubin, Esq., Acting General Counsel, and David H. Hunter, Esq., staff Harris, Thomas E., Esq., associate general counsel, AFL-CIO.. McGann, Jack, legislative aide, Liberty Lobby, accompanied by Michael D. Jaffe, Esq., general counsel Mitchell, Clarence, director, Washington Bureau, NAACP, represent- Mitchell, Hon. John N., Attorney General of the United States, 245 218, 272 Oliver, William H., Co-Director, Fair Practices and Antidiscrimination Rauh, Joseph L., Jr., Esq., Washington counsel, UAW Reuther, Walter P., president, International Union, United Auto- mobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Ryan, Hon. William F., a U.S. Representative in Congress from the Speiser, Lawrence, director, Washington office, American Civil Summer, Hon. A. F., attorney general of the State of Mississippi, accompanied by Hon. Thomas G. Abernethy, a U.S. Representative Thompson, Hon. Fletcher, a U.S. Representative in Congress from 84 Communications- Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of North America, 457 299 264 Ray, Denison, New York, N. Y., letter to Chairman Celler, June 28, |