"Amendments are No Cure for 'Evils'"

A June 4, 1964 *Florence Herald* report on comments by Alabama Senator John Sparkman with respect to "75 or 80 clarifying or technical amendments introduced by Republicans" to the Civil Rights Bill backed by the Johnson Administration, in which Sparkman stated that "there may be some...

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Published:	Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
Subjects:	Photographs, documents, and clippings
Online Access:	https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/938

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collection	Civil Rights Collection
building	Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
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topic	Photographs, documents, and clippings
spellingShingle	Photographs, documents, and clippings "Amendments are No Cure for 'Evils'"
fulltopic	Photographs, documents, and clippings A June 4, 1964 Florence Herald report on comments by Alabama Senator John Sparkman relative to Republican amendments to the Civil Rights Bill backed by the Johnson administration.
description	A June 4, 1964 Florence Herald report on comments by Alabama Senator John Sparkman with respect to "75 or 80 clarifying or technical amendments introduced by Republicans" to the Civil Rights Bill backed by the Johnson Administration, in which Sparkman stated that "there may be some watering-down effect in these amendments, but even with them it is still a bad bill and we Southern Senators are against the bill in its entirety and hope to kill it in its entirety." According to Sparkman, the passage of the Civil Rights Bill with these proposed amendments would serve as an implied threat to the Southern states to enact civil rights legislation or be "overrun by federal force." Racial problems, according to the Senator, could not be fixed simply by passing legislation.
spelling	"Amendments are No Cure for 'Evils'"A June 4, 1964 Florence Herald report on comments by Alabama Senator John Sparkman relative to Republican amendments to the Civil Rights Bill backed by the Johnson administration.A June 4, 1964 Florence Herald report on comments by Alabama Senator John Sparkman with respect to "75 or 80 clarifying or technical amendments introduced by Republicans" to the Civil Rights Bill backed by the Johnson Administration, in which Sparkman stated that "there may be some watering-down effect in these amendments, but even with them it is still a bad bill and we Southern Senators are against the bill in its entirety and hope to kill it in its entirety." According to Sparkman, the passage of the Civil Rights Bill with these proposed amendments would serve as an implied threat to the Southern states to enact civil rights legislation or be "overrun by federal force." Racial problems, according to the Senator, could not be fixed simply by passing legislation.https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/938https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/36745/archive/files/db2d898344bf231fcf9fc4a15a15a8c9.jpg?Expires=1729123200&Signature=fKKMjYtdqeIg52h1s1AIiBoQ-x9oh7ZhrGVwpyZ3NNZ8F3ju6AetcADLGGbf2qEhJbPaTgwuSkuT8oR8mmJv7y9lQmPktkwVJMgDGcgo7Mrg2qrdpZsELgc6eDTcev-VARD3Zw0QOQ2I6gT02pF4t4ujVWaJD87fH34hU-6DYt5YafJiuKbtIt9F3%7E8c-VuNCfukC7KW7ooYhEsSgiSlyGPHIA8ZQX50xZ1skhgAHLhxsqQUOvsgaBlI11R3eFDM4LD26QU8HXv%7EuwsDRXOHlBoXoe5jc9sPluzqpQmaLTItho8WiZ6ZEPABMZ%7EByLYIB%7EgdlTLJnYE8KmDxAHbc4A__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZMImages are available for educational and research purposes. This image may not be reproduced for commercial purposes without the express written consent of the copyright holder. It is the responsibility of the interested party to identify the copyright holder and receive permission.
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"Amendments are No Cure for 'Evils'"

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