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Civil Rights Act of 1964
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. It prohibits unequal ap
U.S. president John F. Kennedy addresses the nation on civil rights in a speech on June 11, 1963.
U.S. president John F. Kennedy addresses the nation on civil rights in a speech on June 11, 1963.
Following the March on Washington on August 28, 1963, civil rights leaders met with President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson to discuss civil righ
Following the March on Washington on August 28, 1963, civil rights leaders met with President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson to discuss civil rights legislation.
Activists Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X at the United States Capitol on March 26, 1964, listening to the Senate debate on the bill. The two met
Activists Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X at the United States Capitol on March 26, 1964, listening to the Senate debate on the bill. The two met for only one minute.
U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Among the guests behind him is Martin Luther King Jr.
U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Among the guests behind him is Martin Luther King Jr.
Jim Crow laws
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The Jim Crow laws were state and local laws introduced in the Southern United States from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century that enforced racial segregation. The origin of the term Jim Cro
Civil Rights Act of 1964
…Rights of the US Department of Education (2004–2008), reinterpreted Title VI, which had been established to protect against racial discrimination in Jim Crow laws affecting education, to include protections against discrimination on the basis of religion, particularly "when an affected student's 'shared ancestry…
c. 1832 illustration of Thomas D. Rice as Jim Crow, who the laws were named after
c. 1832 illustration of Thomas D. Rice as Jim Crow, who the laws were named after
Freedmen voting in New Orleans in 1867
Freedmen voting in New Orleans in 1867
Sign for the "colored" waiting room at a bus station in Durham, North Carolina, May 1940
Sign for the "colored" waiting room at a bus station in Durham, North Carolina, May 1940
1904 caricature of "White" and "Jim Crow" rail cars by John T. McCutcheon. Despite Jim Crow's legal pretense that the races be "separate but equal" un
1904 caricature of "White" and "Jim Crow" rail cars by John T. McCutcheon. Despite Jim Crow's legal pretense that the races be "separate but equal" under the law, non-whites were given inferior facilities and treatment.