Originally Posted By: Lilo
Originally Posted By: Footreads
Question for all the civil rights historians here.

After World War 2 when Eisenhower was elected president. He wanted to pass civil rights legislation. So the president has a civil rights legislation drawn up in the mid 1950s.

It was not passed because the democrats control both houses in the mid 1950s

Is this true or not true ?


President Eisenhower signed two Civil Rights Acts, in 1957 and 1960. So the statement is untrue. Both acts were met with widespread opprobrium in the South.

Spot on, Lilo smile.

But try explaining opprobrium to him wink.


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