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President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the 1964 Civil Rights Act at a desk in the White House, surrounded by Martin Luther King, Jr. and a group of witnesses. President Lyndon B. Johnson sits at a desk preparing to sign the Civil Rights Act, with Robert Kennedy, Everett Dirksen, Hubert Humphrey, and a large audience seated behind him.
Black and white image of the Greensboro Sit-In, in which young African American students staged a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. (center), with other civil rights supporters lock arms on as they lead the way along Constitution Avenue during the March on Washington, Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. (left of centre) and Malcolm X (right) waiting for a press conference, 1964.
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Each Section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Explained
Decades later, the Civil Rights Act is still a critical piece of American legislation.
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
U.S. Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson signing the 1964 Civil Rights Act as Martin Luther King,...
Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum; photograph, Cecil Stoughton
Civil Rights Act and Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S. Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson preparing to sign the Civil Rights Act during a ceremony...
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Civil Rights Act and Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S. Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson addressing the nation as he signs the Civil Rights Act,...
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