HEARINGS, CONSULTATIONS, AND CONFERENCES

These documents are transcripts of discussions at conferences and consultations sponsored by the Commission and of testimony at Commission hearings. Commission reports derived from the hearings are noted parenthetically. Consultations are forums at which experts provide information to help the Commission formulate positions on specific civil rights issues. Commission hearings focus government and public attention on civil rights problems and examine the manner in which federal authorities discharge their civil rights responsibilities. The hearings have also used specific communities as microcosms to identify civil rights issues of national interest and to explore and evaluate successful solutions applicable to other parts of the country. Witnesses and participants have included representatives of federal, state, and local agencies; of public and private organizations; of business, education, labor, and the professions; and private citizens.

Hearings

1998

Schools and Religion. Executive summary and transcripts of proceedings held in Washington, DC, New York City, and Seattle, WA, in 1998. Focus on implementation of Equal Access Act. 275 pp. No. 005-903-00062-9.

1993

Racial and Ethnic Tensions in American Communities: Poverty, Inequality, and Discrimination—Los Angeles Hearing. Executive summary and transcript of hearing held in Los Angeles, California, June 15–17, 1993. 468 pp. No. 005-901-00069-3.

1992

Racial and Ethnic Tensions in American Communities: Poverty, Inequality, and Discrimination—A National Perspective. Executive summary and transcript of hearing held in Washington, DC, May 21–22, 1992. 204 pp. No. 005-901-00064-2.

1988

Hearing Before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Phoenix, Ariz., Sept. 29, 1988, on enforcement of the Indian Civil Rights Act. 372 pp. No. 005-903-00059-9.

Hearing Before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Flagstaff, Ariz., July 20, 1988, on enforcement of the Indian Civil Rights Act. 374 pp. No. 005-903-00058-1.

Hearing Before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC, May 16–18, 1988, on civil rights aspects of public health policies and initiatives to control AIDS. 415 pp. No. 005-903-00060-2.

Hearing Before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Portland, Ore., Mar. 31, 1988, on enforcement of the Indian Civil Rights Act. 173 pp. No. 005-903-00056-4.

Hearing Before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC, Jan. 28, 1988, on enforcement of the Indian Civil Rights Act. 478 pp. No. 005-903-00055-6.

1987

Hearing Before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Flagstaff, Ariz., Aug. 13–14, 1987, on enforcement of the Indian Civil Rights Act. 238 pp. No. 005-903-00054-8.

1986

Hearing Before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Rapid City, S. Dak., July 31–Aug. 1, Aug. 21, 1986, on enforcement of the Indian Civil Rights Act. 407 pp. No. 005-903-00042-4.

Hearing Before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC, June 26–27, 1986, vol. II, 273 pp. No. 005-903-00041-6, on protection of handicapped newborns. (See also Medical Discrimination Against Children with Disabilities.)

1980

Hearing Before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Miami, Fla., Dec. 8–11, 1980, on the state of civil rights in Miami and Dade County. 625 pp. No. 005-903-00038-6.

1976

Hearing Before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Louisville, Ky., June 14–16, 1976, on school desegregation. 858 pp. No. 005-903-00010-6.

Consultations and Conferences

2000

The Crisis of the Young African American Male in the Inner Cities. A consultation held Apr. 15–16, 1999, in Washington, DC. Vol. 1, Topic Papers Submitted, 191 pp. No. 005-904-00024-2. Vol. 2, Proceedings, 124 pp. No. 005-904-00025-1.

1993

The Validity of Testing in Education and Employment. Based on a consultation held on June 16, 1989, that focused on tests of ability, achievement, or other skills. The issues concerned test construction procedures and how to establish validity. 1993. 192 pp. No. 005-908-00015-9.

1991

Voices Across America: Roundtable Discussions of Asian Civil Rights Issues. Summary and transcript of roundtable conferences in Houston, New York, and San Francisco during the summer of 1989. 283 pp. No. 005-903-00061-1. (See also Civil Rights Issues Facing Asian Americans in the 1990s.)

1988

Changing Perspectives on Civil Rights. A forum held December 8–9, 1988, in Nashville, TN. Discussion of equal opportunity for minorities in education and economic development. 199 pp. No. 005-904-00023-4.

Changing Perspectives on Civil Rights. A forum held September 8–9, 1988, in Los Angeles. Discussion focused on how demographic changes in the United States may affect civil rights issues and policies in the future. Includes selected papers. 426 pp. No. 005-904-00022-6. 

1985

Issues in Housing Discrimination. A consultation/hearing held Nov. 12–13, 1985, in Washington, DC. Vol. 1, Papers Presented, 238 pp. No. 005-904-00017-0. Vol. 2, Proceedings, 130 pp. No. 005-904-00018-8.

1984

Comparable Worth: Issue for the 80’s. A consultation held June 6–7, 1984, in Washington, DC. Vol. 1, Papers, 234 pp. No. 005-904-00015-3. 

1983

A Sheltered Crisis: The State of Fair Housing in the Eighties. Papers presented at a consultation held Sept. 26–27, 1983. 227 pp. No. 005-904-00014-5.

1981

Consultations on the Affirmative Action Statement of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Assessments of the Commission’s draft Affirmative Action in the 1980s presented Feb. 10 and Mar. 10–11, 1981. Vol. I, Papers Presented, 288 pp. No. 005-904-00012-9. Vol. II, Proceedings, 214 pp. No. 005-904-00013-7.

1980

Civil Rights Issues in Health Care Delivery. Consultation held Apr. 15–16, 1980, in Washington, DC. 960 pp. No. 005-904-00010-2.