BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ZContent.net//Zap Calendar 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20240101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act UID:68df3182-272f-4711-b296-deddff9c2868 SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20250702 DTEND;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20250703 DTSTAMP:20260315T200108 CATEGORIES:Civil Rights Events GEO:0;0 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n

On July 2, 1964, Preside nt Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law, marking a major victory for the Civil Rights Movement. The law banned discrimination base d on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in public places, empl oyment, and education. It also strengthened voting rights and enforced des egregation. The act was a key step toward ending legal segregation in the United States and fulfilled part of the legacy of President John F. Kenned y, who had proposed the legislation before his assassination.

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DESCRIPTION:On July 2\, 1964\, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law\, marking a major victory for the Civil Rights Moveme nt. The law banned discrimination based on race\, color\, religion\, sex\, or national origin in public places\, employment\, and education. It also strengthened voting rights and enforced desegregation. The act was a key step toward ending legal segregation in the United States and fulfilled pa rt of the legacy of President John F. Kennedy\, who had proposed the legis lation before his assassination.\n\n URL:https://americanhistorycalendar.com/component/zcalendar/2,6533-presiden t-johnson-signs-the-civil-rights-act?Itemid= END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR