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Edwards, Mitchell, and Rauh
From 1950 to 1978, Clarence Mitchell and Joseph Rauh were the LCCR's chief lobbyists for civil rights issues. Senator Harry Byrd (D-VA) disparagingly dubbed the inseparable and indefatigable partners the "Gold Dust Twins," referring to the picture of the trademark African American twins on the label of Fairbank's Gold Dust Washing Powder products. Mitchell and Rauh successfully lobbied for the passage of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957, 1960, and 1964, the Voting Rights Acts of 1965, 1970, and 1975; and the Fair Housing Act of 1968. Representative Don Edwards (D-CA) was the chairman of the House Subcommittee on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights. |