In 1957, President Eisenhower sent Congress a proposal for civil rights legislation. The result was the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction.The new act established the Civil Rights Section of the Justice Department and empowered federal prosecutors to obtain court injunctions against interference with the right to vote.n 1957, President Eisenhower sent Congress a proposal for civil rights legislation. The result was the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction.
Definition of envelope. 1  1 : a flat usually paper container (as for a letter) 2  2 : something that envelops : wrapper the envelope of air around the earth. 3  3a : the outer covering of an aerostatb : the bag containing the gas in a balloon or airship.
1. the entire gaseous envelope surrounding the earth and subject to the earth's gravitational field. 2. the air or climate in a particular place. 3. a unit of pressure, being that exerted by the earth's atmosphere at sea level; equal to 1.01325 Ã 105 pascals (approximately 760 mm Hg). Abbreviated atm.