Landmark cases for Blacks: Who was in control

1. Brown Vs. Board of Education
I did not get his name but I remember what he said as he was giving a lecture on C-Span this past week-end. He said that the Warren Court passed the Brown Vs. Board of Education decision and Dwight D. Eisenhower was President. I was very engaged, i.e., fascinated, to learn Chief Justice Earl Warren was a Republican appointed by Republican President Eisenhower. From that point on, I was on a mission to find out who was in control with other landmark decisions regarding Blacks with the help of Google searches.
Hence:

2. Dread Scott
Roger B. Taney was Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1836-1864). The Dread Scott decision was rendered in 1857. Taney was a Jacksonian Democrat when he became Chief Justice and Democratic Pres. Andrew Jackson appointed him.

Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 393 (1857), was a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that people of African descent brought into the United States and held as slaves (or their descendants,[2] whether or not they were slaves) were not protected by the Constitution and could never be U.S. citizens.[3] The court also held that the U.S. Congress had no authority to prohibit slavery in federal territories and that, because slaves were not citizens, they could not sue in court. Furthermore, the Court ruled that slaves, as chattels or private property, could not be taken away from their owners without due process.
Read more at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dred Scott V. Sandford

3. Civil Rights Act 1964
Legislated in the U.S.Congress. Opposed by major Democrats leaders. Passed with help of Republicans. The Democratic President was Lynden B. Johnson.

The bill came before the full Senate for debate on March 30, 1964 and the "Southern Bloc" of 18 southern Democratic Senators and one Republican Senator led by Richard Russell (D-GA) launched a filibuster to prevent its passage.
Read more at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964#Committee_.26_Passage_in_the_House_of_Representatives
And
(Note: There were two previous Civil Rights Acts: 1875 passed and in 1883 it was struck down by Republican Supreme Court Justice Joseph P. Bradley who was nominated by Pres. U. Grant)

Republicans Roots of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
by Michael Zak
Excerpt:
Among its provisions, the 1875 Civil Rights Act banned racial discrimination in public accommodations. Sound familiar? Though struck down by the Supreme Court eight years later, the 1875 Civil Rights Act would be reborn as the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

And
Republicans supported the 1964 Civil Rights Act much more than did the Democrats. Contrary to Democrat myth, Everett Dirksen (R-IL), the Senate Minority Leader – not President Lyndon Johnson – was the person most responsible for its passage. Mindful of how Democrat opposition had forced Republicans to weaken their 1957 and 1960 Civil Rights Acts, President Johnson promised Republicans that he would publicly credit the GOP for its strong support. Johnson played no role in the legislative fight. In the House of Representatives, the 1964 Civil Rights Act passed with 80% support from Republicans but only 63% support from Democrats.
Read more at:
http://biggovernment.com/mzak/2010/05/31/republican-roots-of-the-1964-civil-rights-act/

Fighting for the dignity of my Ancestors,
God bless Bill Gates, WPFW, C-SPAN and the spirits of the unborn for the help,
BB
P.S. It is my understanding the 80% to 63% vote is what caused the rife between Dr. Martin Luther King and the Jewish community. There were so many Jews actively participating in and supporting the movement. I can not find when there was a Republican House and Senate majority along with a Republican President and what bills, if any, were passed specifically effecting Blacks.