2 jul 1964 ano - The Civil Rights Act of 1964

Descrição:

(1)a landmark civil rights and U.S. labor law in the United States[5] that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

(2)The legislation had been proposed by U.S. President John F. Kennedy in June 1963, but opposed by filibuster in the Senate. After Kennedy was assassinated in November 1963, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson pushed the bill forward, which in its final form was passed in the U.S. Congress by a Senate vote of 73–27 and House vote of 289–126.

(3)Congress

(4) After Birmingham campaign and the growing number of demonstrations and protests throughout the southern United States, Kennedy was moved to action following the elevated racial tensions and wave of black riots in the spring 1963.

(5)The Civil Rights Act of 1964, which ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin, is considered one of the crowning legislative achievements of the civil rights movement.