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Anderson-Aiken amendment (view source)
Revision as of 22:57, September 24, 2021
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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.
According to historian and biographer [[Robert A. Caro]], President Eisenhower stated during a press conference that he did not fully support Title III because it attempted to "go too far too fast in laws," instead emphasizing the importance of Title IV which covered voting rights.<ref name=caro/> This caused a few more Senate Republicans to support the Anderson-Aiken amendment.
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]]'''.
After the passage of the Anderson-Aiken amendment, the only remaining strong provisions left in the Civil Rights Act of 1957 covered 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:<ref name=govtrack/>
The following table shows the votes for the amendment by party and region:<ref name=govtrack/>