50 years ago today, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law.The law in
50 years ago today, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law.The law includes protections against discrimination in public accommodation, hiring practices, and voter registration, and laid the groundwork for subsequent legislation like the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Voting Rights Act.Read NPR’s awesome group annotation (and contextualization) of the Act. -- source link
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