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{{cquote|...practically scuttled any hope of getting an effective civil rights bill.}}
 
{{cquote|...practically scuttled any hope of getting an effective civil rights bill.}}
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However, the amendment passed with majority support from Senate Democrats. Dworshak still voted for the final version of the 1957 bill,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s75 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 5, 2021.</ref> which was signed into law by President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]].
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However, the amendment passed with majority support from Senate Democrats. Dworshak still voted for the final version of the 1957 bill,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s75 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 5, 2021.</ref> which was signed into law by President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]. He did not cast a vote on the Civil Rights Act of 1960<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/s284 HR. 8601. PASSAGE OF AMENDED BILL.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 5, 2021.</ref> three years later though supported the [[24th Amendment]] in 1962 which outlawed the use of [[poll tax]]es in all federal-level elections.<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 August 5, 2021.</ref>
    
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