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How Pekin is connected to the Civil Rights Act of 1964
WMBD - FOX 43 Peoria· 4 days agoPEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) — If it wasn’t for the influence of a U.S. Senator from Pekin, one of the most...
Deseret News archives: Civil Rights Act outlawed discrimination, but the journey continues
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe front page of the Deseret News on June 19, 1964, as the Civil Rights Act of 1964< ...
Today in History: July 2, Civil Rights Act signed into law
San Francisco Chronicle· 1 day agoToday is Tuesday, July 2, the 184th day of 2024. On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law a sweeping civil rights ...
Buckhead brewery ordered to pay Black chef $115K for Civil Rights Act violation
FOX 5 Atlanta· 5 days agoOfficials claim the brewery fired a Black sous chef in training after he made two complaints to...
Today in History: June 19, Senate approves Civil Rights Act of 1964 - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 6 days agoToday is Wednesday, June 19, the 171st day of 2024. There are 195 days left in the year. This is Juneteenth.
Daughter shares story of her father, Deputy Sheriff Fifield, during the Civil Rights era
The St. Augustine Record· 7 days agoJohns County, owner of a local gas station, and a 20-year Crescent Beach resident during early...
Juneteenth a reminder of ongoing struggles for freedom
The Hill· 7 days agoAlthough Juneteenth represents a day of freedom for Black Americans, many still struggle to realize...
From 2000: Notre Dame's Hesburgh reflects on Martin Luther King Jr., Civil Rights Movement
Gannett via AOL· 6 days agoIt was an America that exists only in stories for most of his audience, which was composed primarily...
A piece of St. Augustine’s civil rights history that often goes untold
WJXT Jacksonville· 7 days agoSixteen Jewish rabbis were arrested 60 years ago today for demonstrating against segregation in St....
Civil Rights History: Remembering the Monson Motor Lodge Protest 60 years later
FOX30 / CBS47 Jacksonville· 7 days agoToday, city leaders will honor a pivotal moment in American history that happened right in St....