▁House ▁ 4 0 7 – 1 . ▁ ▁Brown ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁other ▁major ▁national ▁policy ▁changes ▁were ▁made ▁during ▁this ▁period , ▁not ably ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Act . ▁ ▁Brown ▁was ▁a ▁strong ▁and ▁early ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁this ▁legisl ation ▁and ▁was ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁the ▁bill ▁( second ▁row , ▁far ▁left ▁in ▁photo ). ▁ ▁Brown ▁also ▁act ively ▁supported ▁the ▁farm worker ▁organ izing ▁of ▁Ces ar ▁Ch ave z ▁and ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s ▁gra pe ▁boy c ott . ▁▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁California ▁Senate ▁Democratic ▁Primary ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁Republican ▁Senator ▁George ▁Mur phy ▁was ▁considered ▁vulner able ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁top ▁target ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁party . ▁Congress man ▁John ▁V . ▁Tun ney ▁entered ▁the ▁race ▁early ▁and ▁painted ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁young , ▁char ism atic ▁and ▁ener get ic ▁" K enn edy - es que " ▁candidate ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁older ▁established ▁Mur phy . ▁But ▁Brown ▁also ▁entered ▁the ▁race ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁though ▁with ▁little ▁money , ▁organization , ▁or ▁most ▁felt , ▁chance ▁to ▁win . ▁What ▁en su ed ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁bitter ▁primary ▁elections ▁in ▁California ▁history . ▁Brown ▁tout ed ▁his ▁long ▁standing ▁opposition ▁to ▁U . S . ▁invol vement ▁in ▁Vietnam , ▁and ▁while ▁Tun ney ▁also ▁stated ▁he ▁opposed ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁fav ored ▁keeping ▁the ▁draft