July 2 stands out as a pivotal day in history, marked by momentous events that have shaped nations, cultures, and the course ...

On July 2, 1964, the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 became law with the signature of President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Obama will visit Johnson's presidential library in Austin, Texas, to remedy what some Johnson admirers have described as a 'pattern of omission.' Obama to honor Lyndon Johnson and the Civil Rights ...

President Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas was lauded by four successor presidents as a Lincoln-esque groundbreaker for civil rights, but President Barack Obama also noted that Johnson also had long ...

Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson at his desk in November 1957 Bettman via Getty Images On August 7, 1957, Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson voted yea on the first civil rights bill ...

Hours after the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed the House of Representatives on July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson entered the East Room of the White House. Dressed in a black suit ...

Lyndon B. Johnson was vital in passing key pieces of civil rights legislation. Here we look at that legislation and everything he contributed to the movement. Camping World CEO defies lawsuits ...

The 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act passed during Johnson’s presidency. LBJ in 1967 appointed Thurgood Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court’s as its first black justice.

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.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law on July 2, 1964. President Lyndon Johnson signed the bill using this pen and over 70 other identical pens that were then gifted to important figures in ...

Opinion: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 set foundation toward freedom and equality. ... After Kennedy's assassination, President Lyndon Johnson vowed to carry it through Congress.