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'''Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Sr.''' (December 26, 1907 – December 5, 1998) was an [[Democratic party]] [[politician]] and [[segregation]]ist serving as a [[United States Representative]] and [[United States Senator]] from [[Tennessee]]. He was the father of former [[Vice President of the United States of America|Vice President]] and 2000 Democratic presidential nominee [[Al Gore]]. Gore voted against major [[civil rights]] legislation, including the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]].
'''Albert Arnold “Al” Gore, Sr.''' (December 26, 1907 – December 5, 1998) was a [[Democratic Party]] [[politician]] and [[segregation]]ist who served as a [[United States Representative]] and [[United States Senator]] from [[Tennessee]]. He was the father of former [[Vice President of the United States of America|Vice President]] and 2000 Democratic presidential nominee [[Al Gore]]. Gore voted against major [[civil rights]] legislation, the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]].
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==1964 Civil Rights Act==
As he was facing re-election in 1964, Gore joined fellow segregationists in his party in opposing the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s409 HR. 7152. PASSAGE.]</ref> having further attempted to weaken the bill down with the Gore Amendment.<ref>[https://nationalcenter.org/project21/1999/05/01/blacks-gored-by-a-lie-al-gore-sr-the-gop-and-the-civil-rights-act-of-1964-by-r-d-davis/ Blacks “Gored” By a Lie: Al Gore Sr., the GOP and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, by R.D. Davis]</ref>
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