WILLIAM MOORE MCCULLOCH
1901-1980
“I know that you, more than anyone, were responsible for the civil rights legislation of the 1960s. You made a personal commitment to President Kennedy in October 1963, against all the interests of your district. When he was gone, your personal integrity and character were such that you held to that commitment despite enormous pressure and political temptations not to do so.”
Jacqueline Kennedy
Republican member of the House of Representatives instrumental in
passing the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the most important law of the 20th century, though considered political suicide.
OIL ON LINEN
12 X 9 inches