Recently a claim has made the rounds: “In 1964, on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Democrats held the longest filibuster in our nations history, 75 days. All trying to prevent the passing of one thing. A minority of 18 Southern Democrats along with one Republican from the South, Senator Richard Russell of GA, did. The Democratic Party did not filibuster the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Senate and Civil Rights: Debate and Filibuster When the House of Representatives’ civil rights bill, H.R. This led to several Republican Representatives drafting a compromise bill to be considered. On June 11, 1963, President Kennedy met with Republican leaders to discuss the legislation before his television address to the nation that evening. Recently a claim has made the rounds: "In 1964, on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Democrats held the longest filibuster in our nations history, 75 days. The hero of the hour was minority leader Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen (R-Ill.). The Act was signed by President Lyndon Baines Johnson on July 2, 1964, but not before a … June 10, 1964, was a dramatic day in the United States Senate. On June … For the first time in its history, cloture was invoked on a civil rights bill, ending a record-breaking filibuster by Democrats that had consumed fifty-seven working days. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed overwhelmingly with bipartisan support and the support of Democratic President Lyndon Johnson. On this day in 1964, the Senate was involved in an epic fight over the Civil Right Act, after a group of Southern senators started a record-setting filibuster in March. Two days later, Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen and Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfieldboth voiced support for the president's bill, except for provisions guaranteeing equal access to places of public accommodations. The hero of the hour was minority leader Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen (R-Ill.). June 10, 1964, was a dramatic day in the United States Senate. The Civil Rights Act.” One Facebook user shared a post with the claim on social media on June 5.
For the first time in its history, cloture was invoked on a civil rights bill, ending a record-breaking filibuster by Democrats that had consumed fifty-seven working days. 7152, became the Senate’s pending business on March 26, 1964, Senator Richard Russellof Georgia pledged that he and his colleagues in …