WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - When U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson took the stage at Howard University in June of 1965, he had already signed the Civil Rights act into law, and he said he expected ...
Hours after the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed the House of Representatives on July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson entered the East Room of the White House. Dressed in a black suit and ...
On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the historic Civil Rights Act during a nationally televised ceremony at the White House. Flanked by members of Congress and activists, ...