On February 6, 1946, a filibuster in the U.S. Senate effectively killed a bill that sought to make the Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC) permanent. Originally established during World War II to combat racial discrimination in defense industries and government, the FEPC had been a key step toward federal civil rights enforcement. The filibuster marked a major setback in the fight for equal employment rights in the postwar era.
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