Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20210611:18:34:00
In 1961, the attorney general called into his office the attorney general for civil rights, burke marshall, and marshall's first assistant, john dior. at that time before the 1960s act, the only way to guarantee the right of black americans to vote was to bring individual actions in each county and parish that discriminate against them. kennedy told his assistants that was what he wanted to do. well, general, burke marshall replied, if you want that, we've got to have a lot more lawyers. well, today we are again without a preclearance provision. so, again, the civil rights division is going to...