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  1. 1 day ago · U.S. Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson addressing the nation as he signs the Civil Rights Act, July 2, 1964. (more) The Civil Rights Act was a highly controversial issue in the United States as soon as it was proposed by Pres. John F. Kennedy in 1963.

  2. 6 days ago · Legislative History for the Immigration and Nationality Act (Pub. L. 82-414) Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) (original public law version) The INA is Public Law No. 82-414 and is published in the Statutes at Large at 66 Stat. 163. Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, Pub. L. No. 89-236, 79 Stat. 911 (1965)

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  4. 5 days ago · President Lyndon B. Johnson, who succeeded John F. Kennedy after his assassination, took up the mantle of leadership in advancing civil rights legislation. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a groundbreaking piece of legislation that marked a significant shift in U.S. policy towards civil rights.

  5. 3 days ago · A persuasive veteran of Capitol Hill, LBJ rallied Democrats and courted Republicans to pass hundreds of laws. His far-reaching accomplishments include three landmark civil rights statutes to eliminate injustice and racial discrimination: the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and the Fair Housing Act of 1968.

  6. 2 days ago · Description. In January, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson met with civil rights leaders and told them that he would push for a law protecting voting rights after Congress passed an education bill and Medicare. Civil rights leaders refused to wait. After they were violently attacked on March 7 during a peaceful protest march in Selma, Alabama ...

  7. 4 days ago · Description. On January 12, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson sent Congress a forceful education message proposing “that we declare a national goal of Full Educational Opportunity.” Further, he asserted, “Every child must be encouraged to get as much education as he has the ability to take.”

  8. 5 days ago · Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 (Hart–Celler Act) This all changed with the passage of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, a by-product of the civil rights movement and one of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs. The measure had not been intended to stimulate immigration from Asia, the Middle East, Africa, or ...

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