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Morse was the only non-Southern senator to vote against the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s75 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 9, 2021.</ref> though apparently because he merely opposed the weakness of the legislation after it was watered down.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/> When the Senate took up the [[1964 Civil Rights Act]], he filed a motion to send the legislation to the [[Senate Judiciary Committee|Judiciary Committee]], then chaired by notorious [[Mississippi]] [[segregation]]ist [[James Eastland]];<ref>[https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/civil-rights-act/civil-rights-act-of-1964.html The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom]. ''Library of Congress''. Retrieved May 9, 2021.</ref> Morse asserted that the reason was to provide ample time for consideration of a coffee bill to bolster Latin-American relations. The attempt was opposed by [[civil rights]] activist Clarence Mitchell, who said:

Morse was the only non-Southern senator to vote against the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s75 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 9, 2021.</ref> though apparently because he merely opposed the weakness of the legislation after it was watered down.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/> When the Senate took up the [[1964 Civil Rights Act]], he filed a motion to send the legislation to the [[Senate Judiciary Committee|Judiciary Committee]], then chaired by notorious [[Mississippi]] [[segregation]]ist [[James Eastland]];<ref>[https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/civil-rights-act/civil-rights-act-of-1964.html The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom]. ''Library of Congress''. Retrieved May 9, 2021.</ref> Morse asserted that the reason was to provide ample time for consideration of a coffee bill to bolster Latin-American relations. The attempt was opposed by [[civil rights]] activist Clarence Mitchell, who said:

{{quotebox|Surely our country should not ask its colored citizens to stand aside for international coffee problems when they are being arrested, beaten, and bitten by dogs simply because they seek to purchase this beverage at public lunch counters.}}

{{quotebox-float|Surely our country should not ask its colored citizens to stand aside for international coffee problems when they are being arrested, beaten, and bitten by dogs simply because they seek to purchase this beverage at public lunch counters.}}

The Morse motion was ultimately defeated.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s289 HR. 7152. MANSFIELD MOTION TO TABLE MORSE MOTION TO REFER BILL TO THE JUDICIARY COMM. W/INSTRUCTIONS THAT IT BE REPORTED BACK APRIL 8.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 9, 2021.</ref>

The Morse motion was ultimately defeated.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s289 HR. 7152. MANSFIELD MOTION TO TABLE MORSE MOTION TO REFER BILL TO THE JUDICIARY COMM. W/INSTRUCTIONS THAT IT BE REPORTED BACK APRIL 8.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 9, 2021.</ref>