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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: September 9, 1957 President Dwight Eisenhower signs Republican Party’s 1957 Civil Rights Act Act to provide means of further securing and protecting the civil rights of persons within the jurisdiction of the United States.Enacted by the 85th United States Congress Effective September 9, 1957 H.R. 6127 Passed the House on June 18, 1957 (286–126) Passed the Senate on August 7, 1957 (72–18) with amendment House The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was the first federal civil rights legislation passed by the United States Congress since the Civil Rights Act of 1875. The bill was passed by the 85th United States Congress and signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on September 9, 1957.