11h 1min, jul 2, 1964 y - The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is Passed
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John F. Kennedy was in the process of handling this act but after his tragic assassination, his successor Lyndon B. Johnson took it up. Johnson was adamant about getting this act passed and eventually got enough people to allow it to pass. - Source: History.com Staff. “Civil Rights Act of 1964.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2010, www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-act.
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