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Anderson-Aiken amendment (view source)
Revision as of 22:23, September 24, 2021
, 22:23, September 24, 2021start
When the [[United States Senate]] took up the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]], the '''Anderson-Aiken amendment''' was passed, which removed Title III from the legislation. The special provisions covered in Part III granted additional powers to the [[United States Attorney General]] to seek preventative relief in civil rights cases under the [[14th Amendment]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s71 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957. AMENDMENT TO DELETE AUTHORITY FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL TO SEEK PREVENTIVE RELIEF IN CIVIL RIGHTS CASES UNDER THE 14TH AMENDMENT.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved September 24, 2021.</ref> The majority of Democrats voted for the weakening measure, while only half of Republicans did.
==References==
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[[Category:United States Senate]]
[[Category:Civil Rights]]
[[Category:Black History]]
[[Category:The South]]
[[Category:1950s]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:United States Senate]]
[[Category:Civil Rights]]
[[Category:Black History]]
[[Category:The South]]
[[Category:1950s]]