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21 J. S. Legal Hist. 109 (2013)
Senator John G. Tower: A Republican's Dissent to the Civil Rights Act of 1964

handle is hein.journals/jslh21 and id is 121 raw text is: ARTICLE Senator John G. Tower: A Republican's Dissent to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 By Rachel Ambler * Their cause must be our cause too. Because it is not just Negroes, but really it is all of us, who must overcome the crippling legacy of bigotry and injustice. And we shall overcome.' President Lyndon B. Johnson I. Introduction F ollowing closely on the heels of an incident in May 1963, where Birmingham, Alabama Sheriff Bull Conner unleashed police dogs, cattle prods, and blasts of high-powered water from firehoses on peaceful civil rights demonstrations, PresidentJohn F. Kennedy fulfilled his promise and delivered the most sweeping civil rights bill to Congress since Reconstruction.' The date was June 11, 1963. That day, Alabama Governor George Wallace stood defiantly blocking two African-American youths from registering at the University of Alabama. That night in Jackson, Mississippi, white supremacists murdered Medgar Evers, Mississippi field secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).' President * Solo practitioner, Law Office of Rachel Ambler, San Antonio, Texas. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin (B.A. History, 2010, summa cum laude); St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., 2013 cum laude). Member, Texas State Bar. I dedicate this Article to my ever-supportive husband and best friend, Frank A. Hunold,Jr. I extend my deep appreciation and thanks to Professor Michael Ariens, St. Mary's University School of Law, for his advice and encouragement.

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