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The Civil Rights Act of 1960 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 86–449, 74 Stat. 89, enacted May 6, 1960) was a United States federal law that established federal inspection of local voter registration rolls and introduced penalties for anyone who obstructed someone's attempt to register to vote or to vote. It was designed to deal with discriminatory laws and practices in the segregated South, by which blacks had been effectively disfranchised since the late nineteenth and turn of the twentieth century. It extended the life of the Civil Rights Commission, previously limited to two years, to oversee registration and voting practices. The act was signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower and served to eliminate certain loopholes left by the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
Long title | An act to enforce constitutional rights, and for other purposes. |
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Enacted by | the 86th United States Congress |
Effective | May 6, 1960 |
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Public law | P.L. 86–449 |
Statutes at Large | 74 Stat. 89 |
Codification | |
Acts amended | Civil Rights Act of 1957 |
Titles amended | 18, 42 |
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Major amendments | |
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1991 |