American Commodore Matthew Perry led his four ships into the harbor at Tokyo Bay, seeking to re-establish for the first time in over 200 years regular trade and discourse between Japan and the western world.
The answer is the House of Representatives. The senate was to represent states as a whole, while the Reps in the house would represent the opinions of smaller local communities, now we call them districts.
Answer: They were affected pretty positively. The knew what the African Americans were going through, as they had marched through the same streets just a couple years/decades before hand. They had very similair views so they were marching with the African Americans during the 60s!