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Richard Russell, Jr. (view source)
Revision as of 12:03, September 10, 2020
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===Civil rights opposition===
===Civil rights opposition===
Russell, a lifelong opponent of civil rights, had led racist Southern Democrats in opposition to civil rights legislation ever since the 1930s. Democrat filibusters led by Russell included blocking Republican anti-lynching bills and, eventually during the 1960s, trying to halt the [[1964 Civil Rights Act]] before the Senate was able to enact cloture.
Russell, a lifelong opponent of civil rights, had led racist Southern Democrats in opposition to civil rights legislation ever since the 1930s. Democrat filibusters led by Russell included blocking Republican anti-[[lynching]] bills and, eventually during the 1960s, trying to halt the [[1964 Civil Rights Act]] before the Senate was able to enact cloture.
==Legacy==
==Legacy==