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Lyndon Johnson Signs Civil Rights Act of 1964 (3:44)

The Civil Rights Act of 1964, the most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction, prohibited racial discrimination in employment and education, and outlawed segregation in public facilities.

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  • Lyndon Johnson Signs Civil Rights Act of 1964
    Lyndon Johnson Signs Civil Rights Act of 1964

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    The Civil Rights Act of 1964, the most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction, prohibited racial discrimination in employment and education, and outlawed segregation in public facilities.

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    On March 25, 1965, Viola Gregg Liuzzo was murdered in Selma, Alabama. The following day, President Lyndon Johnson announces on national radio and television the capture of her killers.

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    In 1954, the Supreme Court unanimously strikes down segregation in public schools, sparking the Civil Rights movement.

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    On Ask Steve, the efforts of Martin Luther King Jr. and his assassination was discussed. His connection with the White House was cut off my President Lyndon Johnson because of his lack of support for the Vietnam War. He then went to Memphis.

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    In a This Day in History video, learn that on July 2, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act. Led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Civil Rights movement had been gathering force.

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