The Civil Rights Act of 1957 Creates the Commission on Civil Rights
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Race, Ethnicity, Racism, Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Laws, Acts, Legislation, Organizations, Agencies, Institutions, Human Rights
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, African American History
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: September 9, 1957
Article abstract: Congress, with bipartisan support, voted to create a Commission on Civil Rights with power to investigate and issue reports on violations of voting and other constitutional rights.
Summary of Event
For its first three years, the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower was silent on the civil rights issue. The president believed in limiting the powers of government and did not support integration. Even after the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) that legal segregation violated the Fourteenth Amendment’s...
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