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'''Ralph Webster Yarborough''' (June 8, 1903 – January 27, 1996) was a [[Democrat]] [[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> However, he had also voted in favor of the [[Al Gore, Sr.|Gore]] Amendment to weaken down the 1964 bill, a measure that ultimately failed by a 25–74 vote.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s408 HR. 7152. GORE MOTION TO RECOMMIT TO THE JUDICIARY COMM. W/INSTRUCTIONS THAT IT REPORT IT BACK "FORTHWITH" W/THE AMEND. STATING THAT FEDERAL FUNDS SHOULD NOT BE W/DRAWN FROM ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT UNLESS THAT DISTRICT HAD DISOBEYED A COURT ORDER THAT IS DESEGREGATE. ]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved February 12, 2021.</ref>

'''Ralph Webster Yarborough''' (June 8, 1903 – January 27, 1996) was a [[Democrat]] [[politician]] who represented his native [[Texas]] in  the [[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> However, he had also voted in favor of the [[Al Gore, Sr.|Gore]] Amendment to weaken down the 1964 bill, a measure that ultimately failed by a 25–74 vote.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s408 HR. 7152. GORE MOTION TO RECOMMIT TO THE JUDICIARY COMM. W/INSTRUCTIONS THAT IT REPORT IT BACK "FORTHWITH" W/THE AMEND. STATING THAT FEDERAL FUNDS SHOULD NOT BE W/DRAWN FROM ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT UNLESS THAT DISTRICT HAD DISOBEYED A COURT ORDER THAT IS DESEGREGATE. ]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved February 12, 2021.</ref>

==Early life and career==

==Early life and career==