Civil Rights Act References Civil Rights Act United States [1957] Ask Anything Homework Help Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: African Americans/ The civil rights movementThe Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first federal civil rights legislation to be passed since 1875, authorized the federal government to take legal measures to prevent a citizen from being denied voting rights. Read MoreThe Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first federal civil rights legislation to be passed since 1875, authorized the federal government to take legal measures to prevent a citizen from being denied voting rights. Read MoreDwight D. Eisenhower/ Second term of Dwight D. EisenhowerSignificantly, the Civil Rights Act of 1957 was the first such law passed since 1875. Read MoreSignificantly, the Civil Rights Act of 1957 was the first such law passed since 1875. Read MoreUnited States/ Domestic issues…law in 82 years, the Civil Rights Act of 1957, which set the stage for the more far-reaching legislation that would follow in the 1960s. Read More…law in 82 years, the Civil Rights Act of 1957, which set the stage for the more far-reaching legislation that would follow in the 1960s. Read More
