Civil Rights Act of 1957
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title:
Civil Rights Act of 1957
text:
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was the first federal civil rights legislation passed by the United States Congress since the Civil Rights Act of 1875. The bill was passed by the 85th United States Congress and signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on September 9, 1957. The Supreme Court's 1954 ruling in the case of Brown v. Board of Education brought the issue of school desegregation to the fore of public attention, as Southern Democratic leaders began a campaign of "massive resistance
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description:
American civil rights law
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1957
date created:
2004-06-10T04:42:11Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T12:31:37Z
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