The Civil Rights Act of 1964: Making Our Nation Whole
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
When President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law on July 2, 1964, he said that “the purpose of the law is simple. It does not restrict the freedom of any American, so long as he respects the rights of others.”
Posted in: African American History, Contemporary United States (1945-present), Government and Law, Lesson Ideas