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36 Lyndon B. Johnson, American History, Civil Rights Movement, Political History, Today In History

Civil Rights Act Signed

July 2, 1964, the Civil Rights Act was signed into law.

Morgan O'Brien
July 2, 2024

American History, Black History, Civil Rights Movement, Today In History

Ray Pleds Fuilty to Assassinating King

March 10, 1969, James Earl Ray pled guilty to assassinating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Morgan O'Brien
March 10, 2024

Archive, Civil Rights Movement, Featured

MLK Fuels Our Dreams

1963 March on Washington meets 2023.

Morgan O'Brien
August 28, 2023

Civil Rights Movement

Document: MLK’s ‘I Have A Dream’ Speech

I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand…

Morgan O'Brien
August 23, 2023

Civil Rights Movement

March On Washington

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a historic event that took place on August 28, 1963. It was a massive civil rights demonstration that brought over 250,000 people to the nation’s capital to demand equal rights for…

Morgan O'Brien
August 23, 2023

36 Lyndon B. Johnson, American History, Black History, Civil Rights Movement, Presidential History, Today In History

Voting Rights Act

August 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act.

Morgan O'Brien
August 6, 2023