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Civil Rights Administration

The United States Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) is an independent, bipartisan, fact-finding agency of the executive branch established under the Civil Rights Act of 1957.

U.S. Civil Rights Commission Home Page

The Commission:

Investigates complaints
Studies and collects information relating to discrimination
Appraises Federal laws and policies
Serves as a national clearinghouse for information about discrimination
Submits reports and findings to the President and Congress
And issues public service announcements to discourage discrimination

Commission Resources

Historic Publications of the United States Commission on Civil Rights

Mounted at the Thurgood Marshall Law Library, University of Maryland School of Law.

Includes full text reports issued by the Civil Rights Commission.
Search by title, subject, SuDoc number, or date.
This is a massive project to scan all Civil Rights Commission publications.

Ohio Civil Rights Commission

This interesting site includes information about:

Employment Opportunities
Complaint Procedures
Commission Meeting Schedules
Regional Offices
News<<li>
Ohio Civil Rights Laws and Rules
a History of Civil Rights Law in Ohio
and more...