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Today in legal history...
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Civil Rights Act of 1957 passed
On August 29, 1957, Congress passed the
Civil Rights Act of 1957
, the first federal civil rights legislation since 1875. The legislation set up the
US Commission on Civil Rights
and the
Civil Rights Division
of the US Department of Justice.
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