'''Ralph Webster Yarborough''' (June 8, 1903 – January 27, 1996) was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[politician]] who represented his native [[Texas]] in [[United States Senate]] from 1957 to 1971. He was a leader of the [[progressive]] wing of his party and the only white Southern senator to vote for all civil rights bills from 1957 to 1970, including the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]] and the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ralph Yarborough Dies at 92; Cast Historic Civil Rights Vote|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/28/us/ralph-yarborough-dies-at-92-cast-historic-civil-rights-vote.html|title=Ralph Yarborough Dies at 92; Cast Historic Civil Rights Vote|publisher=''[[New York Times]]''|accessdate=August 31, 2019|author=Stephen Labaton|date=January 28, 1996}}</ref> | '''Ralph Webster Yarborough''' (June 8, 1903 – January 27, 1996) was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[politician]] who represented his native [[Texas]] in [[United States Senate]] from 1957 to 1971. He was a leader of the [[progressive]] wing of his party and the only white Southern senator to vote for all civil rights bills from 1957 to 1970, including the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]] and the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ralph Yarborough Dies at 92; Cast Historic Civil Rights Vote|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/28/us/ralph-yarborough-dies-at-92-cast-historic-civil-rights-vote.html|title=Ralph Yarborough Dies at 92; Cast Historic Civil Rights Vote|publisher=''[[New York Times]]''|accessdate=August 31, 2019|author=Stephen Labaton|date=January 28, 1996}}</ref> |