The Senate filibuster against the Civil Rights Act of 1964 lasted 60 days and ended when the Senate invoked cloture by a vote of 71 to 29.
Sources
- Filibuster, cloture: US Senate rules featured in abortion debate | Politics News | Al Jazeera (aljazeera.com)
- https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/filibusters-cloture/civil-rights-filibuster-ended.htm (senate.gov)
- https://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/civil-rights-1964/cloture-motion.html (archives.gov)
- https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/civil-rights-act/civil-rights-act-of-1964.html (loc.gov)
- https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-filibuster-that-almost-killed-the-civil-rights-act (constitutioncenter.org)
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- https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/case-against-filibuster (brennancenter.org)
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