On July 2, 1964, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the historic Civil Rights Act in a nationally-televised ceremony at the White House.
More About Lyndon B. Johnson from:
American Experience:
The Presidents - LBJ site
Born: August 27, 1908; Stonewall, Texas… Lyndon Johnson was the first president to appoint an African American to the Supreme Court.
The Presidents - The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Johnson waits out the longest Senate filibuster in history to achieve the bill that makes racial segregation illegal.
The Presidents - Lyndon Johnson FULL EPISODE
Watch the entire American Experience biography of Lyndon Johnson online.
Bill Moyers Journal:
Watch a recent (01/08) video essay by Moyers on race, LBJ, Martin Luther King Jr., Hillary Clinton, Obama…and the Civil Rights Act. Moyers was the press secretary for LBJ from 1964-1966.
