President Dwight Eisenhower signed the first Civil Rights Act after 80 years of no progress. The act formed the bipartisan commission to investigate Civil Rights violations and added a Civil Rights division to the Department of Justice.
This Day in History: President Dwight Eisenhower signs Civil Rights Act on Sept. 9, 1957
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