1957 Civil Rights Act

• • Eisenhower felt that change came from changing people's minds, not forcing segregation
  • The reactions to Brown and the Boycott forced him to act
• • The Dixiecrates opposed the bill by using a filibuster
  • A filibuster is a tactic used to delay the voting by talking until the deadline for the bill has passed
• • In 1960, Eisenhower signed the bill and would persecute violations of voting rights in federal courts
  • Showed that government was willing to do something about civil rights