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3. The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was passed during his presidency. Eisenhower also had to deal with segreation issues such as those in Little Rock, Arkansas. Although Eisenhower passed the Civil Rights Act, he was not in favor of dealing with or supporting issues on segregation.isenhower was very successful as a legislative leader. Not only did he pass much legislation troughout his term, but he dealt with many important issues of the time, such as civil rights. He took it upon himself to influence legislation, and for that reason his performance as legislative leader was very successful.
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was also Congress's show of support for the Supreme Court's Brown decisions.The Brown v. Board of Education (1954), eventually led to the integration of public schools.is speech set the record for a Senate filibuster. The bill passed the House with a vote of 285 to 126 (Republicans 167â19 for, Democrats 118â107 for) and the Senate 72 to 18 (Republicans 43â0 for, Democrats 29â18 for). President Eisenhower signed it on September 9, 1957.