The Civil Rights Act of 1964
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964
By Susan Dudley GoldThe week ended with testimony from Governor Ross R. Barnett of Mississippi , who spoke against the bill on July 12 . ... The following Monday , on July 15 , Alabama Governor George Wallace charged that John and Robert Kennedy were ...
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964: The Passage of the Law That Ended Racial Segregation
By Robert D. LoevyThis book details, in a series of first-person accounts, how Hubert Humphrey and other dedicated civil rights supporters fashioned the famous cloture vote that turned back the determined southern filibuster in the U. S. Senate and got the ...
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964: Landmark Anti-Discrimination Legislation
By Susan WrightDescribes conditions before the Civil Rights Act of 1964, how it helps protect people, and the ways it continues to be enforced.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Primary Source Exploration of the Landmark Legislation
By Heather E. Schwartz"Uses primary sources to explore the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964"--
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964
By Jason SkogThe tension was felt throughout the United States. Finally, after hundreds of years of oppression and segregation, the Civil Rights Act was signed into law on July 2, 1964, guaranteeing equal rights for all.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964
By Jennifer BringleThis volume examines the impetus for the act, its implementation, related legislation, and lasting impact through the present day. • Even on the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, debate surrounding the Voting Rights Act ...