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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

WASHINGTON D.C. (WANE) — On this day, July 2, 1964, 36th President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act. The law prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion ...