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==United States Senate==
==United States Senate==
Morse was the only non-Southern senator to vote against the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s75 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 9, 2021.</ref>
Morse was the only non-Southern senator to vote against the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s75 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 9, 2021.</ref> When the Senate took up the [[1964 Civil Rights Act]], he filed a motion to send the legislation to the [[Senate Judiciary Committee|Judiciary Committee]], then headed by notorious [[Mississippi]] [[segregation]]ist [[James Eastland]].<ref>[https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/civil-rights-act/civil-rights-act-of-1964.html The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom]. ''Library of Congress''. Retrieved May 9, 2021.</ref> The attempt was opposed by [[civil rights]] activist Clarence Mitchell, who said:
{{quotebox|Surely our country should not ask its colored citizens to stand aside for international coffee problems when they are being arrested, beaten, and bitten by dogs simply because they seek to purchase this beverage at public lunch counters.}}
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