On July 2, 1964, the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 became law with the signature of President Lyndon B. Johnson.

3:39 p.m. Actor Bryan Cranston reads from LBJ's original address before signing the 1964 Civil Rights Act "This Civil Rights Act is a challenge to all of us to go to work in our cities and our ...

3:39 p.m. Actor Bryan Cranston reads from LBJ's original address before signing the 1964 Civil Rights Act "This Civil Rights Act is a challenge to all of us to go to work in our cities and our ...

Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson at his desk in November 1957 Bettman via Getty Images On August 7, 1957, Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson voted yea on the first civil rights bill ...

1 of 3 | Then-President Lyndon B. Johnson (C) signs the 1964 Civil Rights Act as the Rev. Martin Luther, standing behind him, and others watch on July 2, 1964, in the White House.

On his second day in office, President Donald Trump labeled O.F.C.C.P.’s efforts to enforce the 1964 Civil Rights Act illegal ...

President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act as Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders look on; ... Civil Rights Act of 1964 July 2, 1964. Document Number: PL 88-352.

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.

The 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act passed during Johnson’s presidency. LBJ in 1967 appointed Thurgood Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court’s as its first black justice.

S ixty years ago this week, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a monumental piece of legislation that forever changed the nature of race and gender in ...

3:39 p.m. Actor Bryan Cranston reads from LBJ's original address before signing the 1964 Civil Rights Act "This Civil Rights Act is a challenge to all of us to go to work in our cities and our ...