jul 2, 1964 - President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the "Civil Rights Act"

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President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the "Civil Rights Act," The act outlawed segregation in businesses such as theaters, restaurants, and hotels. It banned discriminatory practices in employment and ended segregation in public places such as swimming pools, libraries, and public schools. Just a few hours after it was passed in Congress, Lyndon B. Johnson signed the "Civil Rights Act." President Lyndon B. Johnson believed he should continue President John F. Kennedy's agenda on Civil Rights. He, therefore, believed that he should continue to push for Civil Rights Legislation. When the compromise bill was finally put to a vote in the Senate, it passed 73 to 27. It was noted in the Congressional Record that applause broke out in the Senate galleries. At the beginning of the bill, it states "An Act to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes."

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