14018. Ted Blevins (20:16)

Date:
2009-10-17
Main contributors:
Indiana University Office of the Bicentennial
Summary:

14019. Ralph Neas Interview (1:05:00)

Date:
2021
Main contributors:
Neas, Ralph
Summary:
Ralph Neas, former Executive Director of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and former Chief Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke, weighs in on his experiences with the 1975 Voting Rights Act extension and the parallels it had with the youth vote Voting Rights Act effort, particularly with a focus on the civil rights community. Neas also outlines the path of civil rights from his time in the Senate onward, and the current situation in regards to voting rights in 2021.

14020. P.J. Mode Interview (1:21:00)

Date:
2021
Main contributors:
Mode, P.J.
Summary:
On the 50th Anniversary of the national youth franchise, P.J. Mode (former Chief Counsel of the United States Senate Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments and Chief Legislative Assistant to Senator Birch Bayh), Pat Keefer, and Jay Berman discuss the path of the 18-year-old vote through congress, Oregon v. Mitchell, the subsequent rush to get the 26th Amendment out the door and ratified, and the language of the amendment, which, interpreted correctly, prevents against age discrimination in voting practices for everyone 18 and up.