Texas Public Radio

When Lady Bird Johnson asked the South to join the future

In 1964, the United States was deeply divided. There was a backdrop of fear and grief. The nation was still reeling from the ...
KCRW

LBJ, Civil Rights and Obama's Legacy

President Obama hasn't talked much about Lyndon Johnson, perhaps because of the legacy of Vietnam. Today, at LBJ's presidential library in Austin, on the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, ...
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Ceremonial Pen Used By President Lyndon Johnson To Sign The Civil Rights Act Of 1964

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UPI

On This Day: Civil Rights Act of 1964 becomes law

July 2 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1776, the Second Continental Congress formally adopted a resolution for independence from Britain. In 1788, it was announced in the U.S. Congress that the ...
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Pen used by Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the 1964 Civil Rights Act

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