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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.006 Author/Creator: American Jewish Committee Place Written: New York, NY Type: Typed document Date: 10 April 1967 Pagination: 5 p. ; 35.5 x 21.5 cm. Order a Copy

One newsletter dated April 10, 1967 released by the American Jewish Committee. Related to a report on the 1966 election based on the race of the voters. Refers to the pamphlet "1966 Elections: A Political Patchwork," [see GLC09640.005]. Breaks down the results by states where elected candidates are described as either win or loss for racism.

American Jewish Committee is an advocacy group established in the 1900s. Recognized for a history of fighting against discrimination in the United States, most notably for filing a friend-of-the-court-brief in the case of Brown v. Board of Education.

The 1966 midterm elections took place during Lyndon Johnson's second presidential term where Democrats lost 48 seats in Congress to Republicans. This was also the first time that African American voter turnout occurred after the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Reagan, Ronald, 1911-2004
Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973

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