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- Chicago Sun-Times
A look back at the role of Illinois Sen. Everett Dirksen in passage of Civil Rights Act
Sixty years ago this summer, a presidential election was looming when, against difficult odds, Democrats and Republicans came together to pass the first meaningful civil rights bill since Reconstruction ...
6 days ago
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On this day in history, July 2, 1964, President Johnson signs 'sweeping' Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law on this day in history, July 2, 1964, by President Lyndon B. Johnson. It forbade discrimination in public spaces, among other steps.
3 days ago