1966 Ciivl Rights Bill...
Item # 728176
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 10, 1966
* Civil Rights movement of the 1960's
* Southern "Jim Crow" segregation
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "CIVIL RIGHTS BILL PASSED IN HOUSE BY 259-157 VOTE" with subheads. (see images) More on page 29.
Complete with all 68 pages, good condition.
Background: The passing of the 1966 civil rights bill by the House of Representatives—and its subsequent death by Senate filibuster—signaled a critical turning point in the civil rights movement, marking the exact moment the legislative crusade shifted from dismantling southern Jim Crow segregation to confronting deep-rooted, nationwide systemic racism. By bringing the battle for "open housing" to the forefront, the legislative fight exposed a fierce "white backlash" in northern and western urban centers, proving that many white politicians and constituents who had supported voting rights in the South were fiercely resistant to integration in their own backyards. Though the 1966 bill ultimately failed to become law, this agonizing legislative battle laid the indispensable groundwork, both politically and legally, for the ultimate passage of the landmark Fair Housing Act of 1968 just two years later, forever cementing housing equality as the final major legislative pillar of the civil rights era.
* Civil Rights movement of the 1960's
* Southern "Jim Crow" segregation
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "CIVIL RIGHTS BILL PASSED IN HOUSE BY 259-157 VOTE" with subheads. (see images) More on page 29.
Complete with all 68 pages, good condition.
Background: The passing of the 1966 civil rights bill by the House of Representatives—and its subsequent death by Senate filibuster—signaled a critical turning point in the civil rights movement, marking the exact moment the legislative crusade shifted from dismantling southern Jim Crow segregation to confronting deep-rooted, nationwide systemic racism. By bringing the battle for "open housing" to the forefront, the legislative fight exposed a fierce "white backlash" in northern and western urban centers, proving that many white politicians and constituents who had supported voting rights in the South were fiercely resistant to integration in their own backyards. Though the 1966 bill ultimately failed to become law, this agonizing legislative battle laid the indispensable groundwork, both politically and legally, for the ultimate passage of the landmark Fair Housing Act of 1968 just two years later, forever cementing housing equality as the final major legislative pillar of the civil rights era.
Category: The 20th Century
Price
$58
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