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| − | Poff won election to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 1952,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=406855 VA District 6]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> riding the coattails of [[Dwight Eisenhower]]'s landslide victory in the concurrent presidential election.<ref name="Richard H. Poff, Who Withdrew Court Bid, Dies at 87"/> | + | Poff won election to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 1952,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=406855 VA District 6]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> riding the coattails of [[Dwight Eisenhower]]'s landslide victory in the concurrent presidential election.<ref name="Richard H. Poff, Who Withdrew Court Bid, Dies at 87"/> He would be re-elected nine times.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=34194 Poff, Richard H.]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> |
He voted against the [[Civil Rights Act]]s of [[Civil Rights Act of 1957|1957]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/h42 HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> 1960,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/h102 HR 8601. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> [[Civil Rights Act of 1964|1964]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h128 H.R. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> 1968,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1967/h113 TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL'S PENALTIES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> in addition to the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/h87 TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> However, he supported the [[24th Amendment]] to outlaw the [[poll tax]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/87-1962/h193 S.J. RES. 29. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> Despite openly opposing [[civil rights]] to maintain his political career, Poff apparently was popular even among black constituents in his district.{{fact}} | He voted against the [[Civil Rights Act]]s of [[Civil Rights Act of 1957|1957]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/h42 HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> 1960,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/h102 HR 8601. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> [[Civil Rights Act of 1964|1964]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h128 H.R. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> 1968,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1967/h113 TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL'S PENALTIES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> in addition to the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/h87 TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> However, he supported the [[24th Amendment]] to outlaw the [[poll tax]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/87-1962/h193 S.J. RES. 29. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> Despite openly opposing [[civil rights]] to maintain his political career, Poff apparently was popular even among black constituents in his district.{{fact}} | ||
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Richard Harding “Dick” Poff (October 19, 1923 – June 27, 2011) was a Republican from Virginia who served as a U.S. representative from the state's 6th congressional district for nearly two decades. He was one of only two Republicans to sign the Southern Manifesto in opposing school desegregation,[1] the other being Joel T. Broyhill from the 10th congressional district of the state. He would later renounce his segregationist stance.[2]
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Poff won election to the United States House of Representatives in 1952,[3] riding the coattails of Dwight Eisenhower's landslide victory in the concurrent presidential election.[2] He would be re-elected nine times.[4]
He voted against the Civil Rights Acts of 1957,[5] 1960,[6] 1964,[7] 1968,[8] in addition to the Voting Rights Act of 1965.[9] However, he supported the 24th Amendment to outlaw the poll tax.[10] Despite openly opposing civil rights to maintain his political career, Poff apparently was popular even among black constituents in his district.[Citation Needed]
References
- ↑ GPO-CRECB-1956-pt4-3.pdf. Congressional Record. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Richard H. Poff, Who Withdrew Court Bid, Dies at 87. The New York Times. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ↑ VA District 6. Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ↑ Poff, Richard H.. Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ↑ HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ↑ HR 8601. PASSAGE.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ↑ H.R. 7152. PASSAGE.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ↑ TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL'S PENALTIES.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ↑ TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ↑ S.J. RES. 29. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved April 28, 2021.