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====Civil Rights Act of 1957====

====Civil Rights Act of 1957====

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Largely a [[civil rights]] advocate despite initial opposition towards such major legislative action,<ref>Montgomery, Gayle B.; Johnson, James W.; Manolis, Paul G. (1998). [https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft4k4005jq&chunk.id=d0e4118&toc.depth=1&toc.id=&brand=ucpress One Step from the White House: The Rise and Fall of Senator William F. Knowland] (p. 213). University of California.</ref> Knowland gave strong support to the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]],<ref>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/law/law/civil-rights-act-1957 Civil Rights Act of 1957]. ''encyclopedia.com''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> which he was the floor manager of,<ref name=snac/> ensured final Senate passage,<ref>Knight, Martin (March 1, 2020). [https://redstate.com/diary/martin_a_knight/2020/03/01/791552-n241095 The Republican Party, Race and the South - Correcting The Record]. ''RedState''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> and voted for along with over 90% of Senate Republicans.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s75 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> He opposed efforts supported by the majority of Senate Democrats (both Northern and Southern) at the direction of future president [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] (who was the [[Senate Majority Leader]] at the time) which watered down the bill, voting against the removal of Title III (which allowed the [[United States Attorney General]] to seek preventative relief in civil rights cases)<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 April 22, 2021.</ref> and the instituting of a [[jury trial amendment]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s73 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957. AMENDMENT TO GUARANTEE JURY TRIALS IN ALL CASES OF CRIMINAL CONTEMPT AND PROVIDE UNIFORM METHODS FOR SELECTING FEDERAL COURT JURIES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> The amendments passed with the support of the majority of Senate Democrats, both Northern and Southern (contrary to the naive narrative promoted by advocates of the [[party switch myth]] narrative that Northern liberal Democrats were simply "pro-civil rights").

Largely a [[civil rights]] advocate despite initial opposition towards such major legislative action,<ref>Montgomery, Gayle B.; Johnson, James W.; Manolis, Paul G. (1998). [https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft4k4005jq&chunk.id=d0e4118&toc.depth=1&toc.id=&brand=ucpress One Step from the White House: The Rise and Fall of Senator William F. Knowland] (p. 213). University of California.</ref> Knowland gave strong support to the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]],<ref>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/law/law/civil-rights-act-1957 Civil Rights Act of 1957]. ''encyclopedia.com''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> which he was the floor manager of,<ref name=snac/> ensured final Senate passage,<ref>Knight, Martin (March 1, 2020). [https://redstate.com/diary/martin_a_knight/2020/03/01/791552-n241095 The Republican Party, Race and the South - Correcting The Record]. ''RedState''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> and voted for along with over 90% of Senate Republicans.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s75 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> He opposed efforts supported by the majority of Senate Democrats (both Northern and Southern) at the direction of future president [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] (who was the [[Senate Majority Leader]] at the time) which watered down the bill, voting against the removal of Title III (which allowed the [[United States Attorney General]] to seek preventative relief in civil rights cases)<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 April 22, 2021.</ref> and the instituting of a [[jury trial amendment]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s73 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957. AMENDMENT TO GUARANTEE JURY TRIALS IN ALL CASES OF CRIMINAL CONTEMPT AND PROVIDE UNIFORM METHODS FOR SELECTING FEDERAL COURT JURIES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> The amendments passed with the support of the majority of Senate Democrats, both Northern and Southern (contrary to the naive narrative promoted by advocates of the [[party switch myth]] narrative that Northern liberal Democrats were simply "pro-civil rights").