KnowraCivil Rights Act of 1957Linked fromLinked fromThe 6 pages that link to Civil Rights Act of 1957, each with the reason it gives.All 6Broader topic 2Related 2Compared with 2Dwight D. EisenhowerBroader topic: Eisenhower supported the measure, which strengthened federal voting-rights enforcement despite limited initial impact.Civil Rights Act of 1964Compared with: It was an earlier, narrower federal measure that lacked the 1964 act’s broad reach.Rosa ParksRelated: Parks’s post-boycott work included involvement in the struggle that brought civil rights back onto the federal agenda.1948 U.S. presidential electionRelated: Truman’s civil-rights agenda and the 1948 platform formed part of the longer federal debate preceding it.Sam RayburnBroader topic: Rayburn helped guide the bill through a divided Congress despite resistance from Southern Democrats.Strom ThurmondCompared with: Thurmond used a record-setting filibuster to oppose this limited federal voting-rights measure.