As discouraging as these measurements may be. illiteracy is hardly a disability peculiar to blacks and Spanishspeaking Americans. In absolute numbers. more whites living in America are functionally illiterate than are minority group members. Mr. Chairman. it is safe to assume that if the literacy test ban is not extended. millions of voting age Americansblacks and Spanishspeaking citizens disproportionatelywould again be excluded from participating in our democratic system. the same system that in the first instance failed in its responsibility to provide all Americans alike with the most fundamental of learning skills. the capacity to read and write. And in closing. Mr.
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