USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -This act, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 2, 1964, prohibited discrimination in public places, provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities, and made employment discrimination illegal.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -It was only after years of highly publicized civil rights demonstrations, marches, and violence that American political leaders acted to enforce these rights. President John F. Kennedy proposed the initial civil rights act.

Detailed explanation-4: -After Kennedy’s assassination in November, President Lyndon Johnson pressed hard, with the support of Roy Wilkins and Clarence Mitchell, to secure the bill’s passage the following year. In 1964, Congress passed Public Law 88-352 (78 Stat. 241).

Detailed explanation-5: -The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was intended to end discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin in the United States. The act gave federal law enforcement agencies the power to prevent racial discrimination in employment, voting, and the use of public facilities.