An Esterbrook pen, used by President Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James F.

Sixty years ago this week, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a monumental piece of legislation that forever changed the nature of race and gender in American ...

Before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, there were Republican-led civil rights actions taken ...

In honor of the 60th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, read about three Black women who worked and sacrificed to keep the movement going. Meredith Herndon Diane Nash standing ...

July 2 (Reuters) - Courtland Cox was 22 years old when he stood alongside civil rights icons Bayard Rustin and John Lewis at the March on Washington in 1963, joined by thousands of other Black ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. Apr 10, 2025, 12:05pm EDT Martin Luther King waves to ...

President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 on July 2, 1964—60 years ago this summer. America’s paperwork finally matched its ideals: Discrimination based on race, color, ...

Two men watch as some 2,000 desegregation marchers pass on their way to the Houston School District Administration building in downtown Houston on May 10, 1965. On this date 60 years ago, President ...

Conservative critics argue that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is responsible for the many cultural, political, and legal ills that plague America today and that the act is either the cause or at least ...

Ronald N. Langston of Des Moines has worked in state government, as a congressional aide, and in two presidential administrations. Iowa has a unique, rich history in civil rights and legal heritage in ...