U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

Iowa Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

Lenola Allen-Sommerville, Chairperson Des Moines
Ed Carl Barnes Des Moines	Rudolph T. Juarez Davenport
Winston Black, Jr.** Des Moines	Marilyn Murphy Sioux City
Karla A. Braig** Dubuque	Beverly J. Nelson Marshalltown
Joe Dan Coulter Iowa City	Ila R. Plascencia** West Des Moines
Ann Friauf* Cedar Rapids	Marcia Stasch Mason City
Christina Gonzalez* Des Moines	Dihn VanLo Des Moines
Loxi L. Hopkins** Davenport	Gail Weitz* Dubuque

*No longer a member of the Advisory Committee.
**Were not members at the time of the project.

Acknowledgments

The Iowa Advisory Committee wishes to thank the staff of the Commission's Central Regional Office for its help in the preparation of this report. The project was the principal assignment of Ascension Hernandez, civil rights analyst, with writing assistance from Melvin L. Jenkins and support from Corrine Sanders. The project was carried out under the overall supervision of Melvin L. Jenkins, director, Central Regional Office.