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==Background==

==Background==

Carlson was born near Concordia, the county seat of Cloud County located in north central Kansas. He was the son of [[Sweden|Swedish]] immigrants Charles Eric Carlson (1862–1931) and the former Anna Johannesson (1866–1948). He attended public schools and what later became [[Kansas State University]] in Manhattan, Kansas. He was a private in the [[United States Army]] in [[World War II]].<ref name=findagrave>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6898336/frank-carlson Frank Carlson (1893-1987)] - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed July 5, 2021.</ref>

Carlson was born near Concordia,<ref name=nytimes/> the county seat of Cloud County located in north central Kansas. He was the son of [[Sweden|Swedish]] immigrants Charles Eric Carlson (1862–1931) and the former Anna Johannesson (1866–1948). He attended public schools and what later became [[Kansas State University]] in Manhattan, Kansas. He was a private in the [[United States Army]] in [[World War II]].<ref name=findagrave>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6898336/frank-carlson Frank Carlson (1893-1987)] - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed July 5, 2021.</ref>

==Career==

==Career==

Unlike his Kansas senatorial colleague Andrew Schoeppel, Carlson voted for the censure of Wisconsin [[Republican]] [[Joseph McCarthy]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1954/s271 S. RES. 301. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> who exposed communist infiltration of the [[United States State Department]] and the [[United States Army]].

Unlike his Kansas senatorial colleague Andrew Schoeppel, Carlson voted for the censure of Wisconsin [[Republican]] [[Joseph McCarthy]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1954/s271 S. RES. 301. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> who exposed communist infiltration of the [[United States State Department]] and the [[United States Army]].

A [[Moderate Republican]] who had earlier opposed [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s [[New Deal]], Carlson was in the forefront for the passage of [[Civil Rights Act]]s<ref name=carlsonpapers>Frank Carlson papers : Collection 92 - State Archives - Kansas Historical Society (kshs.org), accessed July 5, 2021.</ref> in [[Civil Rights Act of 1957|1957]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s75 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> [[Civil Rights Act of 1964|1964]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s409 HR. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> and 1968,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1968/s346 TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION IN SALE OR RENTAL OF HOUSING, AND TO PROHIBIT RACIALLY MOTIVATED INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON EXERCISING HIS CIVIL RIGHTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> as well as the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/s78 TO PASS S. 1564, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> and the 1967 confirmation of the [[liberal]] [[Thurgood Marshall]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1967/s176 CONFIRMATION OF NOMINATION OF THURGOOD MARSHALL, THE FIRST NEGRO APPOINTED TO THE SUPREME COURT.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> the first [[African American]] appointed to the [[United States Supreme Court]]. He also backed ratification of the [[24th Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/87-1962/s226 S.J. RES. 29. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION BANNING THE POLL TAX AS PREREQUISITE FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> which halted [[poll tax]]es for voters in federal elections.

A [[Moderate Republican]]<ref name=nytimes/> who had earlier opposed [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s [[New Deal]], Carlson was in the forefront for the passage of [[Civil Rights Act]]s<ref name=carlsonpapers>Frank Carlson papers : Collection 92 - State Archives - Kansas Historical Society (kshs.org), accessed July 5, 2021.</ref> in [[Civil Rights Act of 1957|1957]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s75 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> [[Civil Rights Act of 1964|1964]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s409 HR. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> and 1968,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1968/s346 TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION IN SALE OR RENTAL OF HOUSING, AND TO PROHIBIT RACIALLY MOTIVATED INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON EXERCISING HIS CIVIL RIGHTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> as well as the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/s78 TO PASS S. 1564, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> and the 1967 confirmation of the [[liberal]] [[Thurgood Marshall]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1967/s176 CONFIRMATION OF NOMINATION OF THURGOOD MARSHALL, THE FIRST NEGRO APPOINTED TO THE SUPREME COURT.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> the first [[African American]] appointed to the [[United States Supreme Court]]. He also backed ratification of the [[24th Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/87-1962/s226 S.J. RES. 29. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION BANNING THE POLL TAX AS PREREQUISITE FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> which halted [[poll tax]]es for voters in federal elections.

The public library in Concordia, Kansas, is named for him and contains an exhibit on his political life. The federal building and court house in the capital city of [[Topeka]] is also named in Carlson's honor. His Senate successor [[Bob Dole]] said that Carlson "wrote the book on class."<ref name=carlsonpapers/>

The public library in Concordia, Kansas, is named for him and contains an exhibit on his political life. The federal building and court house in the capital city of [[Topeka]] is also named in Carlson's honor. His Senate successor [[Bob Dole]] said that Carlson "wrote the book on class."<ref name=carlsonpapers/>