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Events on Monday 9 September 1957 1
1957Civil Rights Act of 1957 signedFirst federal civil rights legislation since ReconstructionPresident Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957, creating the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department and establishing federal protection for voting rights. It was the first civil rights law passed by the US Congress since 1875.