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Eisenhower Signs Civil Rights Act of 1957

President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957 into law, the first civil rights legislation passed by Congress since Reconstruction.

Eisenhower Signs Civil Rights Act of 1957

The law created a Civil Rights Division in the Justice Department and a federal voting rights enforcement mechanism, marking a major federal step toward addressing racial discrimination and laying groundwork for later civil rights reforms.

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