Daniel H. Benson Records, 1959-1984 and undated.

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dc.contributor.authorBenson, Daniel H., 1936-
dc.date.accessioned2010-07-07T21:38:10Z
dc.date.available2010-07-07T21:38:10Z
dc.date.issued1959
dc.descriptionCite as: Daniel H. Benson Records, 1959-1984, Southwest Collection, Texas Tech University.en_US
dc.description.abstractThese records consist of the office files of Daniel H. Benson, one of the plaintiff attorneys in the Single Member District Discrimination suit filed in Lubbock, Texas. The records concern the appeal of the ruling of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. It was a "class action suit on behalf of all Black and Mexican American citizens in the City of Lubbock to challenge the at large election system [then] used to elect council men to the City Council"--P. 1. The original suit was filed in 1976 and the ruling was appealed in 1979.en_US
dc.format.extent4 microfilm reels : negativeen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10605/359
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsThe images in this collection are for study purposes, teaching, classroom projection and research only. To use these images in any form, an attribution of "Courtesy of the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library" must accompany the image.en_US
dc.rightsDigitized and posted with permission of Daniel Benson, Professor Emeritus of Texas Tech University Law School.en_US
dc.subject.lcshLocal elections--Texas--Lubbocken_US
dc.subject.lcshElection districts--Texas--Lubbock.en_US
dc.subject.lcshVoting--Texas--Lubbock.en_US
dc.subject.lcshProportional representation--Texas--Lubbock.en_US
dc.subject.lcshRepresentative government and representation--Texas--Lubbock.en_US
dc.subject.lcshMinority representation--Texas--Lubbock.en_US
dc.subject.lcshCivil rights--Texas--Lubbock.en_US
dc.subject.lcshCourt records--Texas--Lubbock.en_US
dc.subject.lcshLubbock (Tex.)--History.en_US
dc.subject.lcshUnited States. District Court (Texas : Northern Division)en_US
dc.subject.lcshUnited States. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.en_US
dc.titleDaniel H. Benson Records, 1959-1984 and undated.en_US
dc.typeOtheren_US

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