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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In 1964, the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 became law with the signature of President Lyndon B. Johnson. In 1976, North and South Vietnam reunited, forming the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and ...

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 was signed into law on this day in history, July 2, 1964, by President Lyndon B. Johnson. It forbade discrimination in public spaces, among other steps.

Hours after the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed the House of Representatives on July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson entered the East Room of the White House. Dressed in a black suit ...

Trump’s executive order calls for the repeal of agencies’ disparate impact regulations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Photo illustration by Slate.

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, ...

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 ...