IT HAPPENED ON THIS DATE - AUGUST 29, 1957! The Civil Rights (Voting Rights) Act of 1957 was passed. The Act established a civil rights commission division within the Justice Department and allowed the Justice Department to litigate against violations of voting rights. On August 29, 1957, President Dwight Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957 into law. One of the main goals of the act was to help ensure that all African-Americans were ensured their right to vote. It set up the Civil Rights Commission to monitor civil rights abuses. Unfortunately, the bill lost a lot of its teeth due to opposition from southern Democrats. The resulting bill was not universally lauded as many such as Ralph Bunche felt it was worthless in achieving its aims. However, it became the first of many bills and measures to help fight against Jim Crow laws and anti-voting actions in the South. Photo 2: President Dwight Eisenhower with Civil Rights leaders (left to right) Channing Tobias, Arthur Spingarn, Clarence Mitchell, Walter White and Theodore Spaulding.
Posted on: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 21:04:40 +0000
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