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Sunday, August 29, 2004

August 29: This day at law ~ Civil Rights Act of 1957 passed
Bernard Hibbitts at 12:01 AM ET

On August 29, 1957, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first federal civil rights legislation since 1875. The legislation set up the US Commission on Civil Rights and the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice.



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