jul 2, 1964 - Civil Rights act of 1964
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-IS a landmark civil rights and U.S. labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
-Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 2, 1964
-Lydon B. Johnson signed the law into action
-Emanuel Celler introduced the bill into the House.
-After the famous March on Washington, many people black and white were rallied and demanded change, that became the Civil rights act.
-(Effect) One of the hardest and longest objective African American fought for, no longer under the eyes of the law are black and whites unequal.
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