WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: On the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, DNC Chair Jaime Harrison released the following statement: "Sixty years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law, enshrining critical civil rights protections for all Americans. This watershed legislation provided the tools to combat discrimination, advance racial and gender equality, and protect the voice more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 being signed into law:"Today marks sixty years since President Lyndon B. Johnson, with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. standing beside him, signed the Civil Rights Act into law. He did so amid a time of great uncertainty for America. Less than eight months prior, an assassin took the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- LULAC, the League of United Latin American Citizens, issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is proud to honor the 60th anniversary of the signing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a pivotal moment in American history. This landmark legislation was designed to end segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- President Biden issued the following proclamation on the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act: * * * Sixty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law one of the most significant pieces of civil rights legislation in history -- the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. That day, our Nation moved closer to our North Star, the founding ideal of America: We are all created equal a more PR

NEW YORK, July 3 -- The National Action Network issued the following statement on July 2, 2024: * * * Rev. Al Sharpton, President and Founder of the National Action Network, issued the following statement on the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. "Today marks one of the most significant moments in this nation's history - 60 years since President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Almost immediately, it started dismantling the vicious realities more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The Thurgood Marshall College Fund issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: Today, July 2, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), honors the legacy of our namesake on his birthday. Born in 1908, Thurgood Marshall was an influential leader of the Civil Rights Movement and the first Black Supreme Court Justice. His contributions helped change American history forever. Denied admission at the University of Maryland Law School, Justice Marshall continued his aca more PR