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When the [[United States Senate]] took up the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]], the '''Anderson-Aiken amendment'''<ref name=caro>Caro, Robert A. (2003). ''Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson'' (pp. 910–43). Retrieved September 24, 2021</ref> 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.

When the [[United States Senate]] took up the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]], the '''Anderson-Aiken amendment'''<ref name=caro>Caro, Robert A. (2003). ''Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson'' (pp. 910–43). Retrieved September 24, 2021</ref> 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 name=govtrack>[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.

The two senators who introduced the amendment were Democrat Clinton Anderson of [[New Mexico]] and [[Moderate Republican]] [[George Aiken]] of [[Vermont]].<ref name=caro/> Anderson initially hesitated to spearhead the measure because he did not want to be associated with obstructions towards civil rights, though was successfully urged by then-[[Senate Majority Leader]] [[Lyndon Johnson]] to do so by introducing it along with a Republican.

The two senators who introduced the amendment were Democrat Clinton Anderson of [[New Mexico]] and [[Moderate Republican]] [[George Aiken]] of [[Vermont]].<ref name=caro/> Anderson initially hesitated to spearhead the measure because he did not want to be associated with obstructions towards civil rights, though was successfully urged by then-[[Senate Majority Leader]] [[Lyndon Johnson]] to do so by introducing it along with a Republican.

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]]'''.

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]]'''.

The following table shows the votes for the amendment by party and region:

The following table shows the votes for the amendment by party and region:<ref name=govtrack/>

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