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Baker voted against the final House passage of 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 June 29, 2021.</ref> Little is known about her stances on [[civil rights]]; she retired that year from the House rather than run for a full term,<ref name=history.house.gov/> and thus didn't vote on other civil rights legislation. Baker was succeeded by former [[Knoxville]] mayor [[John Duncan, Sr.]]
Baker voted against the final House passage of 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 June 29, 2021.</ref> Little is known about her stances on [[civil rights]]; she retired that year from the House rather than run for a full term,<ref name=history.house.gov/> and thus didn't vote on other civil rights legislation. Baker was succeeded by former [[Knoxville]] mayor [[John Duncan, Sr.]]
==See also==
*[[Louise Goff Reece]], who also succeeded her late husband in the House for the neighboring 1st congressional district
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