The Justice Department Wants To Get Rid Of A Civil Rights–Era “Peacemaker” Office

The Justice Department’s latest budget proposal would eliminate all funding for the Community Relations Service, an office established by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to serve as a self-described “peacemaker” in communities facing racial tensions and hate crimes.

The department’s proposed budget would get rid of the office’s $15.4 million in funding and the 54 positions that are currently authorized. The office’s responsibilities would be absorbed into the Civil Rights Division….

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