Civil Rights Act of 1957

The Civil Rights Act of 1957, Pub.L. 85–315, 71 Stat. 634, enacted September 9, 1957, was a law in the United States. The act did not create new rights. It was primarily a voting rights bill. It was the first civil rights law made by the United States Congress since Reconstruction following the American Civil War.

This act stated that all Americans had the right to vote, even African Americans.

Civil Rights Act Of 1957 Media

• Photograph of President Dwight D. Eisenhower Signing the Civil Rights Act of 1957 (H.R. 6127) in His Office at the Naval Base in Newport, Rhode Island - NARA - 7865612.jpg

  President Dwight D. Eisenhower signing the Civil Rights Act of 1957 on September 9, 1957