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 Civil Rights Act of 1957 was signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on September 9, 1957 and was originally proposed by Attorney General Hebert Brownell. This Act was the first legislative civil rights action since the Civil Rights Act of 1875 during the Reconstruction period.

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.

Title: Civil Rights Act of 1957 Author: United States. Congress Subject: civil rights Keywords: civil rights; legislation Created Date: 5/8/2001 10:39:19 AM

2018年6月11日 · CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957, Congress's first civil rights legislation since the end of Reconstruction, established the U.S. Justice Department as a guarantor of the right to vote. The act was a presidential response to the political divisions that followed the Supreme Court's 1954 decision in Brown v.

AN ACT To provide means for further securing and protecting the civil rights of persons within the jurisdiction of the United States. PART I—ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS øPart I, consisting of sections 101 through 106, has been super-seded by the United States Commission on Civil Rights Act of 1983, supra.¿

The Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first federal civil rights legislation to be passed since 1875, authorized the federal government to take legal measures to prevent a citizen from being denied voting rights.

2022年10月14日 · Civil Rights Act of 1957 which was ultimately passed by the 85th Congress. Part I of the bill provided for the establishment of a commission on civil rights of six members.

To provide means of further securing and protecting the civil rights of persons within the jurisdiction of the United States. Civil Rights Act of 1957. Be it enacted by the Seriate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, PART I—ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS SEC. 101.

The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was the first legislation after World War II to place the power of the federal government behind the VOTING RIGHTS of AFRICAN AMERICANS. The act created the U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS and authorized an additional assistant attorney general in the Department of JUSTICE.