Civil Rights Act Station 1

By EthanSWayne

  • Civil Rights Act is Signed

    This was the day when the act was passed

  • March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

    This was a major event that people wanted to join together and protest so that they could give new rights to citizens.

  • Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson addresses business owners on civil rights legislation

    The President is giving a speech to people about the civil rights legislation that he wants to be put into place.

  • Martin Luther King sends President Kennedy a message

    Martin Luthor loved the speech that Kennedy gave. He remarks that the speech will become a Hallmark of America.

  • Telegram to Representative Celler the Day Before the March on Washington

    There was a woman had a problem with a comment that a Congressman gave during a speech

  • Memo from Senate Majority Leader to President Kennedy

    The leader was asking the president to send as much legislation to civil rights as possible.