They were also key in bringing about landmark legislation such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting ... here’s a look back at his defining years in pictures.
Dr Paul Stephenson's life will be celebrated during a service at Bristol Cathedral Bristol will remember the life and achievements of one of the UK's leading civil rights campaigners during a ...
President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act as Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders look on; President's Room, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC. LBJ Library, photo by ...
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a cornerstone of U.S. civil rights law, prohibiting discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and sex. This landmark legislation outlawed segregation ...
U.S. Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson signs the 1964 Civil Rights Act as Martin Luther King Jr. and others look on in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1964. (Photo courtesy of Britannica Encyclopedia / Cecil ...
Many historians believe that newspaper images from these and other events helped increase demand for the passage of the Civil Rights Act. IN KING'S FOOTSTEPS:St. Augustine-area sites are connected ...
A group of about 15 women from the Jewish Federation of San Diego visited civil rights landmarks and shared pictures and video ... passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. "We met with leaders ...
The New Hampshire Supreme Court held that a local white supremacist group, NSC-13, did not violate the state’s Civil Rights Act when it displayed a banner reading “KEEP NEW ENGLAND WHITE ...