July 2, 1964

history

Civil Rights Act of 1964 Signed

President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act; its Title VI (barring discrimination in federally funded programs) was the basis of Lau v. Nichols, and Title VII (employment) underlay later Asian American workplace cases. (Shares Jul 2 with the Luce-Celler Act.)

Sources

  1. archives.gov archives.gov/milestone-documents/civil-rights-act
  2. loc.gov loc.gov/exhibits/civil-rights-act/civil-rights-act-of-1964.html

Also on July 2