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Civil Rights Act of 1957

In 1957, President Eisenhower sent Congress a proposal for civil rights legislation.  The result was the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction.  The new act established the Civil Rights Section of the Justice Department and empowered federal prosecutors to obtain court injunctions against interference with the right to vote. It also established a federal Civil Rights Commission with authority to investigate discriminatory conditions and recommend corrective measures.  The final act was weakened by Congress due to the lack of support among the Democrats.

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Cabinet Paper – The Civil Rights Program - Letter and Statement by the Attorney General, April 10, 1956
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Press Release, Statement of the Attorney General on the Proposed Civil Rights Legislation Before The Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights of the Senate Judiciary Committee, February 14, 1957
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Fact Paper - The Administration and Civil Rights Legislation, March 27, 1957
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Memorandum, E. Frederic Morrow to Sherman Adams, July 12, 1957

Letter, Val Washington (RNC) to DDE, July 18, 1957

Press Release, Republican National Committee, August 7, 1957
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Letter, William P. Rogers to Joseph P. Martin, August 9, 1957
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Press Release, Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, August 30, 1957

Civil Rights Act of 1957

Report, Executive Branch Cooperation with the Commission on Civil Rights, February 27, 1959 (outlines the Commission’s authority, duties, responsibilities and actions) [19 pages]
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Pamphlet, The Commission on Civil Rights
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Photographs

Photograph, President Eisenhower signing Civil Rights Bill, September 9, 1957

 

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