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=== Creation and early history === | === Creation and early history === | ||
The commission was created by the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]], which was signed into law by President | The commission was created by the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]], which was signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in response to a recommendation by an ''ad hoc'' President's Committee on Civil Rights. In calling for a permanent commission, that committee stated: | ||
{{quote|In a democratic society, the systematic, critical review of social needs and public policy is a fundamental necessity. This is especially true of a field like civil rights, where the problems are enduring, and range widely [and where] ... a temporary, sporadic approach can never finally solve these problems. | {{quote|In a democratic society, the systematic, critical review of social needs and public policy is a fundamental necessity. This is especially true of a field like civil rights, where the problems are enduring, and range widely [and where] ... a temporary, sporadic approach can never finally solve these problems. | ||