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In 1957, the United States passed the Civil Rights Act of 1957, which was the first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction. This act primarily focused on protecting the voting rights of African Americans, although its enforcement mechanisms were relatively weak. However, it laid the foundation for subsequent civil rights legislation, including the Civil Rights Act of 1960.
Together, these acts marked important steps toward dismantling the systemic barriers that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote, setting the stage for the more comprehensive Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965
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