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'''William Emerson “Bill” Brock III''' (November 23, 1930 – March 25, 2021<ref name="Bill Brock, Tenn. senator who rebuilt the GOP after Watergate and became labor secretary, dies at 90">Schudel, Matt (March 25, 2021). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/bill-brock-dead/2021/03/25/e8e2e7b2-8d97-11eb-9423-04079921c915_story.html Bill Brock, Tenn. senator who rebuilt the GOP after Watergate and became labor secretary, dies at 90]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved April 26, 2021.</ref>) was a [[Tennessee]] [[Republican]] who served as the state's U.S. senator for one term in the 1970s,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6539 TN US Senate]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved April 26, 2021.</ref> having unseated [[Democrat]] [[Albert Gore, Sr.]], the father of former Vice President [[Al Gore]].
 
'''William Emerson “Bill” Brock III''' (November 23, 1930 – March 25, 2021<ref name="Bill Brock, Tenn. senator who rebuilt the GOP after Watergate and became labor secretary, dies at 90">Schudel, Matt (March 25, 2021). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/bill-brock-dead/2021/03/25/e8e2e7b2-8d97-11eb-9423-04079921c915_story.html Bill Brock, Tenn. senator who rebuilt the GOP after Watergate and became labor secretary, dies at 90]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved April 26, 2021.</ref>) was a [[Tennessee]] [[Republican]] who served as the state's U.S. senator for one term in the 1970s,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6539 TN US Senate]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved April 26, 2021.</ref> having unseated [[Democrat]] [[Albert Gore, Sr.]], the father of former Vice President [[Al Gore]].
  
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Brock voted against the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h182 H.R. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (H. RES. 789) PROVIDING FOR HOUSE APPROVAL OF THE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 26, 2021.</ref> and 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 26, 2021.</ref> though supported the Civil Rights Act of 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 26, 2021.</ref> He would later regret his vote against the landmark 1964 legislation, asserting that his decision at the time was merely on grounds against expanding the federal bureaucracy.<ref name="Bill Brock, Tenn. senator who rebuilt the GOP after Watergate and became labor secretary, dies at 90"/>
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Brock's record on [[civil rights]] and race-related issues was mixed. He voted against the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h182 H.R. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (H. RES. 789) PROVIDING FOR HOUSE APPROVAL OF THE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 26, 2021.</ref> and 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 26, 2021.</ref> though supported the Civil Rights Act of 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 26, 2021.</ref> He would later regret his vote against the landmark 1964 legislation, asserting that his decision at the time was merely on grounds against expanding the federal bureaucracy.<ref name="Bill Brock, Tenn. senator who rebuilt the GOP after Watergate and became labor secretary, dies at 90"/>
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Despite having opposed the [[Civil Rights Movement]] at times,<ref name="Bill Brock, Tenn. senator who rebuilt the GOP after Watergate and became labor secretary, dies at 90"/> Brock nevertheless consistently reached out to black voters, especially when he took a leadership role in the Republican Party.<ref>Gizzi, John (March 28, 2021). [https://www.newsmax.com/john-gizzi/bill-brock-gop-tennessee/2021/03/28/id/1015448/ Remembering Tenn. Sen. Bill Brock: The Republican Who Always Reached Out]. ''Newsmax''. Retrieved April 26, 2021.</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 00:52, April 27, 2021

William Emerson “Bill” Brock III (November 23, 1930 – March 25, 2021[1]) was a Tennessee Republican who served as the state's U.S. senator for one term in the 1970s,[2] having unseated Democrat Albert Gore, Sr., the father of former Vice President Al Gore.

Congressional career

Civil rights

Brock's record on civil rights and race-related issues was mixed. He voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964[3] and the Voting Rights Act of 1965,[4] though supported the Civil Rights Act of 1968.[5] He would later regret his vote against the landmark 1964 legislation, asserting that his decision at the time was merely on grounds against expanding the federal bureaucracy.[1]

Despite having opposed the Civil Rights Movement at times,[1] Brock nevertheless consistently reached out to black voters, especially when he took a leadership role in the Republican Party.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Schudel, Matt (March 25, 2021). Bill Brock, Tenn. senator who rebuilt the GOP after Watergate and became labor secretary, dies at 90. The Washington Post. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  2. ↑ TN US Senate. Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  3. ↑ H.R. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (H. RES. 789) PROVIDING FOR HOUSE APPROVAL OF THE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  4. ↑ TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  5. ↑ 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 26, 2021.
  6. ↑ Gizzi, John (March 28, 2021). Remembering Tenn. Sen. Bill Brock: The Republican Who Always Reached Out. Newsmax. Retrieved April 26, 2021.

External links

  • Profile at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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