Consolidating Federal Power under the Civil Rights Act 1957

Consolidating Federal Power under the Civil Rights Act 1957

Most readers are familiar with the 1964 Civil Rights Act. They are less familiar with the 1957 Civil Rights Act.Original article:

Consolidating Federal Power under the Civil Rights Act 1957 - LewRockwell

In January 2025, a lawsuit was filed by the NAACP against the Governor of Alabama and members of the University of Alabama Board of Trustees, seeking to injunct state legislation banning diversity, equity, and inclusion and critical race theories. The lawsuit opens with a preliminary statement that, Alabama’s history entails a devastating and violent history of racial discrimination against black communities in the United States, but it also chr…