U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

Acknowledgments

This report was written by co-project team leaders Michael L. Foreman and Tricia Jefferson* and attorney-advisors Barbara de La Viez, Jenny Kim Park, Peter Reilly, and Bernard Quarterman under the general supervision of Edward A. Hailes, Jr., acting general counsel. The report is based, in substantive part, on a hearing that was organized and initial drafts of a hearing report that were written under the supervision of General Counsel Stephanie Y. Moore.* The pre-hearing research, investigation, planning of the hearing, and writing of initial drafts were conducted by project team leader Erik Brown,* attorney-advisors Sicilia Chinn,* Lynn Dickinson,* Peter Reilly, and social scientist Eileen Rudert.** Staff support was also provided by attorney-advisors Tricia Jefferson,* Joseph Manalili,* and Jessica Roff,* legal technician Bernice Rhodes,* and legal secretary Pamela Moye. Legal sufficiency review was conducted by attorney-advisors Joseph Manalili,* Deborah Reid, Joyce Smith, and Audrey Wiggins. Editorial policy review was performed by Robert Anthony, Terri Dickerson, and Dawn Sweet. The report was prepared for publication by Dawn Sweet with additional assistance by attorney-advisors Kim Ball and Barbara de La Viez.

**No longer with the Commission

** Currently with the Office of Civil Rights Evaluation