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1964 The Civil Rights Act
1media/Civil Rights Act_thumb.jpeg2022-08-15T22:13:45+00:00Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a4911The Civil Rights Act of 1964, which ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin, is considered one of the crowning legislative achievements of the civil rights movement. First proposed by President John F. Kennedy, it survived strong opposition from southern members of Congress and was then signed into law by Kennedy’s successor, Lyndon B. Johnson. In subsequent years, Congress expanded the act and passed additional civil rights legislation such as the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Lead-up to the Civil Rights Actplain2022-08-15T22:13:45+00:001964Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a49