And on the Governments showing. it was certainly proper to infer -that Gaston Countys inferior Negro schools provided many of its Negro residents with a subliterate education. and gave many others little Inducement to enter or remain in school." Id.. at 295296. By like reasoning Congress in the present legislation need not make findings as to the incidence of literacy. It can rely on the fact that most States do not have literacy tests. that the tests have been used at times as a discriminatory weapon against some minoritiesnot only Negroes but Americans of Mexican ancestry. and American Indians. that radio and television have made It possible for a person to be well Informed even though he may not be able to read and write. We know from the legislative history that these and other desiderata. influenced Congress in the choice it made in the present legislation. and we certainly cannot say that the means used were inappropriate. Residence.
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