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Brock's record on [[civil rights]] and race-related issues was mixed. He voted against the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h182 H.R. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (H. RES. 789) PROVIDING FOR HOUSE APPROVAL OF THE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 26, 2021.</ref> and the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/h87 TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 26, 2021.</ref> though supported the Civil Rights Act of 1968.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1967/h113 TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL'S PENALTIES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 26, 2021.</ref> He would later regret his vote against the landmark 1964 legislation, asserting that his decision at the time was merely on grounds against expanding the federal bureaucracy.<ref name="Bill Brock, Tenn. senator who rebuilt the GOP after Watergate and became labor secretary, dies at 90"/>

Brock's record on [[civil rights]] and race-related issues was mixed. He voted against the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h182 H.R. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (H. RES. 789) PROVIDING FOR HOUSE APPROVAL OF THE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 26, 2021.</ref> and the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/h87 TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 26, 2021.</ref> though supported the Civil Rights Act of 1968.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1967/h113 TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL'S PENALTIES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 26, 2021.</ref> He would later regret his vote against the landmark 1964 legislation, asserting that his decision at the time was merely on grounds against expanding the federal bureaucracy.<ref name="Bill Brock, Tenn. senator who rebuilt the GOP after Watergate and became labor secretary, dies at 90"/>

Despite having opposed the [[Civil Rights Movement]] at times,<ref name="Bill Brock, Tenn. senator who rebuilt the GOP after Watergate and became labor secretary, dies at 90"/> Brock nevertheless consistently reached out to black voters, especially when he took a leadership role in the Republican Party.<ref>Gizzi, John (March 28, 2021). [https://www.newsmax.com/john-gizzi/bill-brock-gop-tennessee/2021/03/28/id/1015448/ Remembering Tenn. Sen. Bill Brock: The Republican Who Always Reached Out]. ''Newsmax''. Retrieved April 26, 2021.</ref>

Despite having opposed the [[Civil Rights Movement]] at times (which he came to renounce),<ref name="Bill Brock, Tenn. senator who rebuilt the GOP after Watergate and became labor secretary, dies at 90"/> Brock nevertheless consistently reached out to black voters, especially when he took a leadership role in the Republican Party.<ref>Gizzi, John (March 28, 2021). [https://www.newsmax.com/john-gizzi/bill-brock-gop-tennessee/2021/03/28/id/1015448/ Remembering Tenn. Sen. Bill Brock: The Republican Who Always Reached Out]. ''Newsmax''. Retrieved April 26, 2021.</ref>

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