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50 Years Ago

July 2, 2014 By editor

50 years ago today, July 2, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law. The new Act  prohibited segregation and discrimination in all public places including hotels, restaurants, theaters, sports arenas, and parks.  It also made it illegal for employers to make employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin and established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to enforce the law.  The Civil Rights Act was first proposed by President John F. Kennedy on June 11th, 1963.

President Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act on July 2, 1964

To read more about the Civil Rights Act of 1964:

  • Our Documents – Civil Rights Act (1964)
  • Teaching With Documents: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (National Archives)
  • Civil Rights Act (History.com)

 

50th Anniversary of President Kennedy’s Civil Rights Announcement

June 27, 2013 By editor

Vivian Malone and James Hood

Credit: AP News Features Photo

June 11th marked the 50th Anniversary of President Kennedy’s Civil Rights Announcement.  The day before, a standoff over the desegregation of the University of Alabama help set the stage for the President’s historic speech.

Two African Americans attempted to enroll at the University on June 10, 1963. To fight their enrollment in the all-white school, Alabama Governor George Wallace accompanied state troops to literally block the door preventing them from entering the building.  President Kennedy then sent the National Guard to force the school to allow the young people to enroll. The next morning, on June 11th, Governor Wallace relented and Vivian Malone and James Hood became the first black students at the University of Alabama.
(see photo to the right)

President John Kennedy

(AP Photo/Charles Gorry)

That evening President Kennedy announced to the nation his intent to pursue civil rights legislation. In the live televised speech, he called for all Americans to stop and examine his or her “conscience about this and other related incidents. This nation was founded by men of many nations and backgrounds. It was founded on the principle that all men are created equal, and that the rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.”

Read the entire Civil Rights Announcement by President Kennedy here:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/jfk-civilrights/

Listen to President Kennedy deliver the Civil Rights Announcement here:
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/jfkcivilrights.htm

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