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In August, Celler will announce that they will begin closed sessions to “mark up” the bill into final form.
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it begins on February 28, 1963 when President Kennedy sends a Special Message to Congress outlining the plan to deal with racial discrimination
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On June 26, the House Judiciary Subcommittee No. 5 begins hearings on the civil rights bill.
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On August 28, nearly a quarter of a million people gather around the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall to listen to Martin Luther King Jr, declare “I have a dream.”
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On July 2, the House votes 289-126 to accept the Senate version of the bill.