Op-Ed: Reasons the ‘Transparency Bill’ Is Not Needed

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Op-Ed: Reasons the ‘Transparency Bill’ Is Not Needed

Dr. Donna M. Christensen gives six reasons she is against Bill No. 34-0073, which has been called the “Transparency Bill."

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15

1850

Representatives from 27 African nations, the Caribbean nations, four South Ameri

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3

1970

Progressive party convention

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Jul

23

1948

U.S. Senate imposed cloture for first time

U.S. Senate imposed cloture for first time on a civil rights measure, ending Southern Filibuster by a vote of 71-29. Civil rights bill, with public accommodation and fair employment sections, was signed by President Johnson on July 2.

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Jun

10

1964

Mississippi legislature enacted Black Codes

Mississippi legislature enacted Black Codes which restricted the rights and freedom of movement of the freedmen. The Black Codes enacted in Mississippi and other Southern states virtually reenslaved the freedmen. In some states any white could arrest any Black. In order states minor officials could

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Nov

22

1865

South Carolina General Assembly met

South Carolina General Assembly met in Janneys Hall, Columbia, with eighty-five Black representatives and seventy white. There were ten Blacks and twenty-one whites in the senate and seventy-five Blacks and forty-nine whites in the house. This was the first and last American legislature with

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Jul

6

1854

Richard Nixon signed bill extending Voting Rights

Richard Nixon signed bill extending Voting Rights Act of 1965 to 1975.

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Jun

22

1970

Georgia legislature reconvened and admitted Black

Georgia legislature reconvened and admitted Black representatives and senators.

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Jan

10

1870

Congress bans the slave trade

Congress banned the slave trade, prohibiting the importation of slaves into the United States or the territories thereof after January 1, 1808.

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Jan

1

1808

Black Men and Women Elected To Congress

A record number of Black congressmen and the first Black woman representative were elected to Congress. The nine Black congressmen and Sen. Edward W. Brooke topped the previous high of eight in the Forty-fourth Congress of 1875-77. The first Black woman representative, Shirley Chisholm of the

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Nov

5

1968

1967 The 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect. Thatamend

1967 The 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect. That amendment provided that in the case of a vice presidents become president, the new president would name a new vice president, subject to confirmation by a majority vote of both houses of Congress.

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Feb

10

1967

Charles H. Mahoney

Charles H. Mahoney was confirmed by the Senate and became the first Black to serve as a full delegate to the United Nations.

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Aug

7

1954

Blanche Kelso Bruce sworn in as a U.S. Senator.

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May

21

1881

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May

21

1848

A Policy of Segregation

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Apr

6

1917

President Johnson signed a the 1968 Housing Act

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Apr

11

1968

William Levi Dawson

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Apr

26

1883

Arthur W. Mitchell

Born: 12/22/1883 Lafayette, AlabamaDied: 5/9/1968 Petersburg, VirginiaArthur W. Mitchell was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Mitchell was the first African American to be elected to the United States Congress as a Democrat.Mitchell was elected to the House of Representatives in 1934, defeating

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The French And Indian War

Black Troops in the French and Indian War: Even before the Revolutionary War, a pattern had been established in British colonies whereby African Americans were enlisted to defend the colonies when they were attacked, but were excluded from military service in times of peace. When Major General

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9

2002

Georgia legislature met

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Jul

4

1868

Spencer Williams's 1942 movie Blood of Jesus is among the third group of 25 fil

Spencer Williamss 1942 movie Blood of Jesus is among the third group of 25 films added to the Library of Congresss National Film Registry.

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25

1991

Congress forbade Union officers/soldiers

Congress forbade Union officers and soldiers to aid in the capture and return of fugitive slaves, ending what one historian called the military slave hunt.

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13

1862

Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868).

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Jul

4

1861

Congress passed Confiscation Act, authorizing the

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Aug

6

1854

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29

1918

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Jan

31

1865

Joseph Hayne Rainey

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12

1870

First reconstruction leg. met in Mississippi

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11

1870

Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the

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Aug

29

1957

1964 After 12 days of debate and voting on 125 amendments, the U.S. House of

1964 After 12 days of debate and voting on 125 amendments, the U.S. House of

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10

1964

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