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Virginia Commission on Constitutional Government The Virginia Commission on Constitutional Government

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09641.31 Author/Creator: Virginia Commission on Constitutional Government Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Pamphlet Date: 1963 Pagination: 3 p. ; 21.5 x 10.2 cm. Order a Copy

One informational pamphlet dated 1963 regarding the history of the commission. Document states the commission's mission statement which is meant to promote and to protect State powers.

The Virginia Commission on Constitutional Government was created to promote writings and opinions against integration, federal-level civil rights statutes and other Supreme Court decisions in light of the Civil Rights era.

Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963
Mays, David J., 1896-1971

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