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Apr 11, 2016 · On this day in 1964, the Senate was involved in an epic fight over the Civil Right Act, after a group of Southern senators started a record-setting filibuster in March. The Act was signed by President Lyndon Baines Johnson on July 2, 1964, but not before a lengthy, protracted fight in Washington.
- Setup For A Filibuster
- Opposition from The South
- Vote Down Ideological Lines
- Our Ruling: Partly False
- Our Fact-Check Sources
The Senate’s websitestates that the “longest continuous debate in Senate history” was about the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Prior to passing the act, Southern congressmen signed the “Southern Manifesto” to resist racial integration by all “lawful means,” states the Library of Congress’ exhibit, “The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom....
According to Senate history, the issue was moved for consideration on March 9, 1964, when “Southern senators launched a filibuster against the bill,” with debates lasting 60 days. “Since Southern Democrats opposed the legislation, votes from a substantial number of senators in the Republican minority would be needed to end the filibuster,” the site...
A June 20, 1964, New York Daily News articleabout the passage said 46 Democrats and 27 Republicans were in favor of the bill, while 21 Democrats, all from Southern or border states, opposed it along with six Republicans. In an interview with Terry Gross’s "Fresh Air"for National Public Radio, author Todd Purdum said Congressman Bill McCulloch was a...
It is true that the Democrats hold the record for the longest filibuster. But there are a couple of aspects of the exact claim that are false or misleading. It wasn't 75 days long; it lasted only 60 days. And there should be a distinction made in exactly who was blocking the bill. The majority of Democrats who opposed the 1964 Civil Rights Act were...
- Rachael Riley
June 10, 1964. At 9:51 on the morning of June 10, 1964, Senator Robert C. Byrd completed an address that he had begun 14 hours and 13 minutes earlier. The subject was the pending Civil Rights Act of 1964, a measure that occupied the Senate for 60 working days, including seven Saturdays.
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Jan 12, 2022 · The Civil Rights Act of 1964 faced the longest filibuster in history. But Senate Democrats and President Lyndon B. Johnson overcame it.
- Ronald G. Shafer
As the filibuster over the issue of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 came to an end in the Senate, Southern Democrats proceeded to attach amendments to the bill, some serious enough to have eliminated its legislative efficacy. President Johnson cajoled, called in favors, and even resorted to threats, as implied in this cartoon.
The longest continuous debate in Senate history took place in 1964 over the Civil Rights Act. Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, who had proposed the legislation, it was strongly advocated by his successor, Lyndon B. Johnson.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed racial segregation in public accommodations including hotels, restaurants, theaters, and stores, and made employment discrimination illegal. President Lyndon Johnson signed the bill on July 2, 1964.
