The Civil Rights Act of 1957, Pub.L. 85â315, 71 Stat. 634, enacted September 9, 1957, primarily a voting rights bill, was the first civil rights legislation passed by Congress in the United States since the 1866 and 1875 Acts.is speech set the record for a Senate filibuster. The bill passed the House with a vote of 285 to 126 (Republicans 167â19 for, Democrats 118â107 for) and the Senate 72 to 18 (Republicans 43â0 for, Democrats 29â18 for). President Eisenhower signed it on September 9, 1957.
The current mayor of Alvin, Texas, is Paul Horn. Alvin is located in Brazoria County and was incorporated in 1893.
File:YORK.GIF York, Alvin C., Sergeant. (1887-1964). Alvin Cullum York was born on December 13, 1887 at Pall Mall, Fentress County, Tenessee, the third of eleven children of William and Mary Brooks York. The tall, gangly red-headed lad was typical of rural American youth of the turn of the century, working hard and playing hard.