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Civil Rights Act of 1964

By Brian Leffler1
  • John F. Kennedy

    John F. Kennedy

    1963 presidential election campaign, John F. Kennedy argued for a new Civil Rights Act.
  • Jackie Robinson contribution

    Jackie Robinson contribution

    Every American President who held office between 1956 and 1972 received letters from Jackie Robinson expressing varying levels of aggravation for not going far enough to advance the cause of civil rights.
  • The President of the United States of America

    The President of the United States of America

    President Lyndon B. Johnson is eleced in to office in November 3, 1964 and help publish the Civil Rights Act of 1964
  • the publicaton of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

    the publicaton of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

    President Lyndon B. Johnson signing The Civil Rights Act of 1964
  • The Act it's self

    The Act it's self

    Some of the provisions on this civil rights act forbides discrimination on the basis of sex as well as race in hiring, promoting, and firing.