Government Documents for You

Since its inception in 1957, the United States Commission on Civil Rights (http://www.usccr.gov) has been at the forefront of efforts by the Federal Government and state governments to examine and resolve issues related to race, ethnicity, religion and, more recently, sexual orientation. Although the fortunes of the Commission have ebbed and flowed with changes in presidential administrations, the Commission has continued to be a vital part of the effort to build an America that is truly equal.

The Thurgood Marshall Law Library at the University of Marlyand School of Law provides access to the historical record of this important federal agency and offers scholars an opportunity to examine the efforts of the Commission more closely. The databases contains a complete electronic record of United States Commission on Civil Rights publications held in the Library's collection and available on the USCCR Web site (http://www.usccr.gov/). The publications are made available over the Internet as page image presentations in PDF format. Each item is linked to the appropriate bibliographic record in the Catalog. Publications are also searchable by keyword and accessible by date and title.

The database is available at the following address:
http://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/usccr/

**Information taken from the Thurgood Marshall Law Library website.**