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Representative Emanuel Celler (D-NY)
Emanuel Celler (1888–1981) was born in Brooklyn, New York. After earning bachelor and law degrees at Columbia University, he opened a law practice in New York City. In 1922 he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served for fifty years. Representative Celler served as the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee from 1949 to 1972. He also chaired House Subcommittee No. 5, officially an antitrust committee, which he carefully reconstructed to favor civil rights legislation. In this capacity, Celler strengthened and broadened President Kennedy's civil rights bill and worked with Representative William McCulloch (R-OH) to successfully shepherd the bill through the House. Celler was the author of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960. |