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.

The Civil Rights Act was signed into law on July 2, 1964. President Lyndon B. Johnson called it a way for America to honor its promise of liberty. But 60 years on, how well has it lived up to that ...

Civil Rights Act of 1964 July 2, 1964 Document Number: PL 88-352 88th Congress, H. R. 7152 An Act To enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of ...

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended discrimination. Understand this 1964 Act's key rules, its landmark provisions against race, sex, and religious bias, and its profound impact on US equality ...

Charlotte civil rights attorney James Ferguson talks to WFAE's Gwendolyn Glenn about the significance of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and where it stands today.

With a stroke of a pen, President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 2, 1964 — 50 years ago Wednesday — ended hundreds of years of legalized racial discrimination in America. The Civil Rights Act of ...

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 added years, literally about three to four years, onto the life expectancy of Black people when health care had to open its once-segregated doors.

The Civil Rights Act gave way to reform, but flaws in the language left the job unfinished As we commemorate the anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, remember much more was left to be ...

It pushed for the desegregation of public schools. It expanded the Civil Rights Commission formed in 1957. It prevented discrimination by government agencies that receive federal funding.