USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -credit: Lyndon Johnson Presidential Library. On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the civil rights bill into law in a White House ceremony.

Detailed explanation-2: -In this photograph taken by White House photographer Cecil Stoughton, President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the 1964 Civil Rights Act in the East Room of the White House. President Johnson is flanked by members of Congress and civil rights leaders, including Dr.

Detailed explanation-3: -Those gathered behind President Johnson at the bill signing included civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., and future District of Columbia Delegate Walter Fauntroy. On this date, the House of Representatives passed the final version of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1957, President Eisenhower sent Congress a proposal for civil rights legislation. The result was the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction.

Detailed explanation-5: -By signing the Civil Rights Act in 1964 in the East Room of the White House, President Johnson helped eliminate voting discrimination against African Americans. The act also abolished racial discrimination in public facilities and in public education. Martin Luther King Jr.