Johnson. When LBJ took office after John ... That legislation included the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This outlawed discrimination in the workplace and in public.

On the 60th anniversary of Lyndon Johnson’s voting rights speech, we are reminded how government can address concerns with ...

Former Cleveland Browns offensive lineman John Wooten, who blocked for Jim Brown, was part of history in 1964. He offers valuable perspective now.

“The rollback of civil rights intensifies. For almost six decades, Executive Order 11246 (signed by LBJ in 1965) forbade federal contractors and vendors to discriminate by race, color, national ...

Not only did LBJ pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, he also appointed the first Black cabinet member and Supreme Court Justice, respectively, while president. “History should make no mistake ...

It would be a turning point in the civil rights movement. Five months later, President Lyndon B. Johnson would sign the Voting Rights Act into law. Today, civil rights groups are calling on ...

The Selma to Montgomery March and Bloody Sunday deserve to be remembered for their importance to civil rights in the U.S.

cajoling President Lyndon Johnson to use his legendary legislative prowess and power to pass this monumental 1964 Civil ...