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This act, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 2, 1964, prohibited discrimination in public places, provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities, and made employment discrimination illegal. This document was the most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction. In a nationally televised address on June 6, 1963, President John F.

This act, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 2, 1964, prohibited discrimination in public places, provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities, and made employment discrimination illegal. This document was the most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction. In a nationally televised address on June 6, 1963, President John F.

This act, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 2, 1964, prohibited discrimination in public places, provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities, and made employment discrimination illegal. This document was the most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction. In a nationally televised address on June 6, 1963, President John F.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is the nation's benchmark civil rights legislation, and it continues to resonate in America. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is the nation's benchmark civil rights legislation, and it continues to resonate in America. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

Civil Rights Civil rights activist Bayard Rustin. Ed Ford, photographer, 1964. Prints and Photographs Division. LC-USZ62-118982 (b&w film copy neg). bibliographic record The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is generally perceived as having granted women more freedom in the workplace and a right to expect equal treatment.

Civil Rights Civil rights activist Bayard Rustin. Ed Ford, photographer, 1964. Prints and Photographs Division. LC-USZ62-118982 (b&w film copy neg). bibliographic record The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is generally perceived as having granted women more freedom in the workplace and a right to expect equal treatment.

HOME : Civil Rights Movement The civil rights movement (1955-1968) in the United States was a social, legal and political struggle by African-Americans against racial discrimination and to gain full citizenship rights. The civil rights movement started with a challenge to the system of segregation, setup after abolition of slavery.

In an 11 June 1963 speech broadcast live on national television and radio, President John F. Kennedy unveiled plans to pursue a comprehensive civil rights bill in Congress, stating, ''this nation, for all its hopes and all its boasts, will not be fully free until all its citizens are free'' (''President Kennedy's Radio-TV Address,'' 970).

In an 11 June 1963 speech broadcast live on national television and radio, President John F. Kennedy unveiled plans to pursue a comprehensive civil rights bill in Congress, stating, ''this nation, for all its hopes and all its boasts, will not be fully free until all its citizens are free'' (''President Kennedy's Radio-TV Address,'' 970).

Background In the 1960s, Americans who knew only the potential of "equal protection of the laws" expected the president, the Congress, and the courts to fulfill the promise of the 14th Amendment.

Background In the 1960s, Americans who knew only the potential of "equal protection of the laws" expected the president, the Congress, and the courts to fulfill the promise of the 14th Amendment.

Union General Ulysses Grant determined that the only way to beat the South was to systematically destroy its land and economic resources; Atlanta was the first city sacked. Major General William T. Sherman's campaign, called "Sherman's March," was instrumental in the Union victory. The University of Georgia has a firsthand account of Atlanta's demolition.