LBJ Signed Civil Rights Act Sixty Years Ago This Week

On July 2, 1964, President Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act. It was a continuation of his and JFK's agenda.

“We believe that all men are created equal,” Johnson said. “Yet many are denied equal treatment. We believe that all men have certain unalienable rights. Yet many Americans do not enjoy those rights. We believe that all men are entitled to the blessings of liberty. Yet millions are being deprived of those blessings — not because of their own failures, but because of the color of their skin.”

"It was an answer to President John F. Kennedy’s call for national action to guarantee the equal treatment of every American regardless of race," Whitehouse.org

Then came the racist violence.

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