Commission on Civil Rights

Commission on Civil Rights
an independent US government organization which works to achieve equal rights for all Americans. It investigates complaints, informs the President and Congress, and sends information to the public. An original Commission was established by the Civil Rights Act of 1957 and the present one by the Civil Rights Act of 1983.

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