Bibliograph

Lyndon B. Johnson and the Civil Rights Act, Marcia Amidon Lusted

Type

Label

Lyndon B. Johnson and the Civil Rights Act, Marcia Amidon Lusted

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lyndon B. Johnson and the Civil Rights Act

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Marcia Amidon Lusted

Series statement

Spotlight on the Civil Rights movement

Summary

On June 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the most sweeping civil rights legislation since the Reconstruction era, after the Civil War. This act made discrimination in public places and workplaces illegal, and required public schools and other public facilities to be integrated. Learn how the act created controversy in Congress and resulted in a dramatic fifty-four-day filibuster, and how it passed through President Johnson's determination to see it succeed. Readers will also see how the Civil Rights Act was not only a huge step forward for civil rights, but also a legacy of President John F. Kennedy

Target audience

juvenile

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