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Anderson-Aiken amendment (view source)
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The vote on the amendment was not along purely partisan or ideological divides. Some northern liberal Democrats such as [[Paul Douglas]] staunchly opposed the motion on the grounds that it gutted desegregation efforts, while others such as [[Mike Mansfield]], [[James E. Murray]], and [[Joseph O'Mahoney]] supported it.<ref name=caro/>
The vote on the amendment was not along purely partisan or ideological divides. Some northern liberal Democrats such as [[Paul Douglas]] staunchly opposed the motion on the grounds that it gutted desegregation efforts, while others such as [[Mike Mansfield]], [[James E. Murray]], and [[Joseph O'Mahoney]] supported it.<ref name=caro/>
After the passage of the Anderson-Aiken amendment, the only remaining strong provisions left in the Civil Rights Act of 1957 covered voting rights, which were in Part IV. Those efforts were similarly rendered meaningless when the Senate later passed the O'Mahoney '''[[jury trial amendment]]'''.
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