After years of nonviolent protests, sit-ins, and marches led by figures like Martin Luther King Jr., President Lyndon B. Johnson pushes through the Civil Rights Act of 1964—a landmark law that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin and ends segregation in public places. The act's passage, following the longest Senate filibuster in history, transforms American society and lays the foundation for future civil rights legislation.
Word Count
602
Reading Time
4 min
Difficulty
beginner
Genre
History
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