Dyer Bill

By RagingYeti14
  • The First Draft of the Dyer Bill is Introduced

    The First Draft of the Dyer Bill is Introduced

    Photo: Speech given by Leonidas Dyer after he introduced the bill.
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    The Dyer Bill is Stuck in Judiciary Comittee

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    Public Hearings are Held about a New Draft of the Bill

    "In the 66th Congress public hearings were again held... at which organizations and indviduals, mostly of the colored race."
    The Congressional Digest, March 1922
  • The Dyer Bill passes the House Judiciary Committee

    The Dyer Bill passes the House Judiciary Committee

    Photo: Andrew John Volstead, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.
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    The House Debates the Dyer Bill

  • The House Passes the Dyer Bill 236-119

    The House Passes the Dyer Bill 236-119

    New York Times, January 26, 1922.
  • Congressional Elections

    Congressional Elections

    Photo: Women crowd a voting poll in New York City during elections in 1922.
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    Senate Democrats Filibuster the Dyer Bill

  • The Republicans Vote to Abandon the Dyer Bill

    The Republicans Vote to Abandon the Dyer Bill

    New York Times, December 3, 1922.