Senators Russell, Johnson, and Knowland discuss the Civil Rights bill

Three men in suits sit in deep conversation with others looking on.
Senator Richard Russell, Senator Johnson, and Senator William Knowland discuss the Civil Rights Act of 1957, July 12, 1957.
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