Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board
The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board is an independent agency tasked with examining unsolved murders of African Americans between 1940 and 1979. History. The board was established in 2018 upon the passing of the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018, which was signed into law by then-President Donald Trump in January 2019. After the bill was signed, the board was not staffed. The Act was drafted by Senators Ted Cruz, Doug Jones, and Kamala Harris. Membership. In June 2021, Clayborne Carson, Gabrielle Dudley, Henry Klibanoff, and Margaret  Burnham became the first nominees to the board. In October 2021, Brenda Elaine Stevenson was also nominated to serve on the board. Carson's nomination was withdrawn by the White House on January 7, 2022. Dudley, Klibanoff, Burnham, and Stevenson were all confirmed via voice vote on February 17, 2022.