On July 2, 1964, the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 became law with the signature of President Lyndon B. Johnson.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. Later laws added more protections.

On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the sweeping Civil Rights Act into law, bolstering the struggle against racial discrimination and disenfranchisement in the United States ...

Section 2004 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1971), as amended by section 131 of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 (71 Stat. 637), and as further amended by section 601 of the Civil Rights Act of ...

Civil Rights Act of 1964. Some of the key provisions of the historic legislation: It barred unequal application of voter registration requirements. It criminalized discrimination based on race, ...

Read full article: 5 takeaways from Biden’s Austin visit to mark anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 President Joe Biden visited Austin on Monday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of ...

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination based on race, religion or sex, and barred segregation in public schools. "I was born in 1958, in Georgia. I know what it means.

President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the 1964 Civil Rights Act with the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. standing behind him. This year is the 60th anniversary of the act being enacted into law.

President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the 1964 Civil Rights Act with the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. standing behind him. This year is the 60th anniversary of the act being enacted into law.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 marked the dawn of an era when Americans set in motion an irreversible legal agenda to guarantee freedom, liberty and pursuit of happiness for every citizen.

1 online resource (viii, 380 pages) Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-370) and index Introduction : the background and setting of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 / Robert D. Loevy -- The ...