Changes

Jump to navigation Jump to search
31 bytes added ,  20:06, September 21, 2021
m
Line 26: Line 26:     
Republicans who were persistent in advocating for black voting rights were livid following the amendment's passage. According to Caro:<ref name=caro/>
 
Republicans who were persistent in advocating for black voting rights were livid following the amendment's passage. According to Caro:<ref name=caro/>
{{cquote|In the wake of the vote, emotions spilled over. [[Richard Nixon]] could not contain his frustration and rage. When, as he was leaving the Chamber, reporters asked his reaction, the Vice President said, “This is one of the saddest days in the history of the Senate. It was a vote against the right to vote.” Clarence Mitchell went to Knowland's office to discuss what to do now, and could hardly believe what he saw there. “That big, strong, brusque Knowland actually broke down and cried,” Mitchell was to recall.}}
+
{{cquote|In the wake of the vote, emotions spilled over. [[Richard Nixon]] could not contain his frustration and rage. When, as he was leaving the Chamber, reporters asked his reaction, the Vice President said, “This is one of the saddest days in the history of the Senate. It was a vote against the right to vote.” Clarence Mitchell went to <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[William Knowland]]]'s office to discuss what to do now, and could hardly believe what he saw there. “That big, strong, brusque Knowland actually broke down and cried,” Mitchell was to recall.}}
    
==See also==
 
==See also==
SkipCaptcha
35,519

edits

Navigation menu