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1964 Civil Rights Act Fast Facts
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 2 days agoLimited Civil Rights Acts were passed in in 1957 and 1960. As a result of the 1957 Act, the United States Commission on Civil ...
Community remembers costs as 60th anniversary of Civil Rights Act nears
The Meridian Star· 5 days agoThis year will mark the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Civl Rights Act of 1964, and...
60 years after Civil Rights Act, US still wrestles with complex racial dynamics
National Catholic Reporter· 6 days agoSixty years after President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the United States...
CONTINUE TO FIGHT ON: Meridian residents observe Civil Rights Act anniversary
Twin States News· 6 days ago“Have we forgotten the cost of the vote?" That was the question and theme of the city of Meridian’s...
Project 2025 promises to shut down Dept. of Education, ban abortion, roll back civil rights and more
theGrio via AOL· 5 days agoFrom shutting down the Department of Education to reversing FDA-approval abortion pills, learn more...
Today in History: June 19, Senate approves Civil Rights Act of 1964
San Francisco Chronicle· 6 days agoToday in History
A new documentary tells the story of civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer in her own words
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 2 days agoFannie Lou Hamer started as a sharecropper but would go on to become one of the most passionate...
Analysis | A crucial demographic for Biden: White voters without college degrees
Washington Post· 6 days agoThe Senate voted 60 years ago today to cut off debate of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, ending a ...
Rights group sues Virginia school district over Confederate names
StreetInsider· 5 days agoDistrict Court in Virginia said. The civil rights organization accuses the school board of violating the First and 14th amendments of ...
James Lawson, US civil rights leader who championed nonviolence, dies at 95
Reuters via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJames Lawson, a prominent civil rights leader whose advocacy of nonviolent protest influenced Martin...