- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Introduction
- I. Voting Rights
- II. Education
- III. Employment Discrimination
- IV.Fair Housing
- V. Public Accommodations
- VI. Policing the Police and Prosecuting the Klan
- Recommendations
- A. De-Politicize the Civil Rights Division
- B. Promote Access to Voting
- C. Enforce Fair Housing Laws
- D. Ensure Compliance with the Americans with Disability Act (ADA)
- E. Combat Employment Discrimination
- F. Promote and Maintain Integrated, High Quality Schools
- G. Prosecute Police Misconduct and Hate Crimes
- Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Long Road to Justice: The Civil Rights Division at 50, is an initiative of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund's Civil Rights Enforcement Project and the ReclaimCivilRights.org campaign, directed by Julie Fernandes, the Leadership Conference's Senior Policy Analyst and Senior Counsel. This campaign is part of the work of LCCREF's Public Policy Department directed by Nancy Zirkin. In releasing this report, our goals are to educate the public on the importance of the Civil Rights Division in promoting equality and equal opportunity for all and to draw attention to contemporary challenges facing the Division moving forward.
We would especially like to thank Richard Jerome, the author of the report. Thanks are also due to members of the LCCR coalition who provided substantive input, useful advice, and counsel throughout the process: Michael Foreman and Sarah Crawford, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; Debo Adegbile and Kristen Clarke, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund; Anita Earls, UNC Center for Civil Rights; Anne Sommers and Andrew J. Imparato, American Association of People with Disabilities; Lisa Rice, National Fair Housing Alliance; and Karen Narasaki, Asian American Justice Center.
Our thanks also go to LCCREF staff who provided invaluable assistance in the editing, design, layout, and finalization of the report: Katie McCown, Policy Associate; Tyler Lewis, Communications Associate and Editor; Karen DeWitt, Communications Director; and Juan Carlos Ibarra, Communications Associate.
The authors and publisher are solely responsible for the accuracy of statements and interpretations contained in this publication.
The substance and recommendations of the work are dedicated to the career men and women of the Civil Rights Division. For 50 years, they have worked tirelessly to help our nation meet its constitutional ideals of equal justice.
Karen McGill Lawson, President and CEO, LCCREF
Wade Henderson, Counselor, LCCREF
