The 1957 Civil Rights Act
a. provided clear protections for the African Americans’ rights throughout the country.
b. was filibustered in the Senate as southern senators realized that this was their last chance to maintain segregation.
c. was overturned by the Supreme Court in Sweatt v. Painter as an unconstitutional extension of federal power.
d. allowed African Americans to sue their states in federal court if they were denied the vote.
d. allowed African Americans to sue their states in federal court if they were denied the vote.
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