crt 1957

CRITICAL RACE THEORY IS WHAT YOU GET! March 12, 1956 Ninety-seven Democrats in Congress condemn Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education, and pledge to continue segregation June 5, 1956 Republican federal judge Frank Johnson rules in favor of Rosa Parks in decision striking down “blacks in the back of the bus” law October 19, 1956 On campaign trail, Vice President Richard Nixon (R) vows: “American boys and girls shall sit, side by side, at any school – public or private – with no regard paid to the color of their skin. Segregation, discrimination, and prejudice have no place in America” November 6, 1956 African-American civil rights leaders Martin Luther King and Ralph Abernathy vote for Republican Dwight Eisenhower for President September 9, 1957 President Dwight Eisenhower (R) signs Republican Party’s 1957 Civil Rights Act September 24, 1957 Sparking criticism from Democrats such as Senators John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, President Dwight Eisenhower deploys the 82nd Airborne Division to Little Rock, AR to force Democrat Governor Orval Faubus to integrate public schools June 23, 1958 President Dwight Eisenhower (R) meets with Martin Luther King and other African-American leaders to discuss plans to advance civil rights February 4, 1959 President Eisenhower (R) informs Republican leaders of his plan to introduce 1960 Civil Rights Act, despite staunch opposition from many Democrats May 6, 1960 President Dwight Eisenhower (R) signs Republicans’ Civil Rights Act of 1960, overcoming 125-hour, around-the-clock filibuster by 18 Senate Democrats