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==U.S. House of Representatives== | ==U.S. House of Representatives== | ||
| − | Edwards had a mixed record on [[civil rights]]. He voted against 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 27, 2021.</ref> and 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 27, 2021.</ref> though worked on the local level to register blacks to vote after the passage of the 1965 legislation.<ref>[https://history.house.gov/Oral-History/Events/Civil-Rights/VRA65/ 1965 Voting Rights Act]. ''history.house.gov''. Retrieved April 27, 2021.</ref> | + | Edwards had a mixed record on [[civil rights]]. He voted against 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 27, 2021.</ref> and 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 27, 2021.</ref> though worked on the local level to register blacks to vote after the passage of the 1965 legislation.<ref>[https://history.house.gov/Oral-History/Events/Civil-Rights/VRA65/ 1965 Voting Rights Act]. ''history.house.gov''. Retrieved April 27, 2021.</ref> His votes were likely attributed to his viewpoints on [[states' rights]],<ref>[https://history.house.gov/Oral-History/Events/Civil-Rights/movement/ The Movement]. ''history.house.gov''. Retrieved April 27, 2021.</ref> as there's little to no evidence to suggest he was a racist. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 01:04, April 28, 2021
William Jackson “Jack” Edwards (September 20, 1928 – September 27, 2019) was a Republican from Alabama elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1964,[1] coinciding with the presidential race where Barry Goldwater lost to Democrat incumbent Lyndon Johnson. He served for two decades in Congress, retiring in 1984.
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Edwards had a mixed record on civil rights. He voted against the Voting Rights Act of 1965[2] and the Civil Rights Act of 1968,[3] though worked on the local level to register blacks to vote after the passage of the 1965 legislation.[4] His votes were likely attributed to his viewpoints on states' rights,[5] as there's little to no evidence to suggest he was a racist.
References
- ↑ AL District 1. Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ↑ TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved April 27, 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 27, 2021.
- ↑ 1965 Voting Rights Act. history.house.gov. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ↑ The Movement. history.house.gov. Retrieved April 27, 2021.