Letter to Mr. Earnest Nijem from Wm. Bradford Reynolds and Gerald W. Jones, July 22, 1983
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Authors
Houseal, Willie H.
Issue Date
1983-07-22
Type
Text
Language
en_US
Keywords
Valdosta (Ga.) , Lowndes County (Ga.) , Voting , City council members , Voting Rights Act of 1965 (United States) , Correspondence
Alternative Title
Abstract
The letter, dated July 22, 1983, is addressed to Major Nijem, Mayor of the City of Valdosta, from Bradford Reynolds, Assistant Attorney General Civil Rights Division. The contents of the letter include: information regarding objection to the annexation of 4 areas within Valdosta GA., the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and potential rezoning. The letter produces a legal claim that the modified at-large voting system violates the 1st, 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.
Description
1 electronic document, PDF, 5 scanned images.
Citation
Houseal, Willie H., "Letter to Mr. Earnest Nijem from Wm. Bradford Reynolds and Gerald W. Jones," July 22, 1983. Box 1, Folder 1, Houseal Collection, Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, Valdosta, Georgia.
Publisher
Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections
License
IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED.