Adieu is a French word meaning goodbye that is commonly used in English, especially in the phrase I bid you adieu!. An ado is a fuss, and adieu is French for farewell. They sound similar but aren't exactly twins. Ado sounds like uh-doo and adieu is like a-dyoo, you know, in a cool French accent.
In 1957, President Eisenhower sent Congress a proposal for civil rights legislation. The result was the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction.The new act established the Civil Rights Section of the Justice Department and empowered federal prosecutors to obtain court injunctions against interference with the right to vote.he result was the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction. The new act established the Civil Rights Section of the Justice Department and empowered federal prosecutors to obtain court injunctions against interference with the right to vote.
The act established the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (CCR) for two years and created a civil rights division in the Justice Department, but its powers to enforce voting laws and punish the disfranchisement of black voters were feeble, as the commission noted in 1959.assage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 dealt the deathblow to southern congressional opposition. Momentum for tougher voting rights legislationâexpanding on the provisions of Section I of the 1964 actâbuilt rapidly because of President Johnsonâs continued determination and unfolding civil rights protests.