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  2. 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.

  3. Online Documents. 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.

  4. Jun 11, 2018 · T he Civil Rights Act of 1957 (CRA) (P.L. 85-315, 71 Stat. 634) began a new era in civil rights legislation and enforcement after more than three-quarters of a century of congressional inaction. The act initiated a greater federal role in protecting the rights of African Americans and other minorities.

  5. Jan 21, 2007 · (1957) Civil Rights Act of 1957 •. Primary Document. United States Capitol, Capitol Hill, Washington D.C., 2013. Photo by Martin Falbisoner (CC BY-SA 3.0) An Act to provide means of further securing and protecting the civil rights of persons within the jurisdiction of the United States.

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