Rep. Espaillat Issues Statement on Anniversary of Civil Rights Act
July 02, 2019
July 02, 2019
NEW YORK, July 2 -- Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-New York, issued the following statement in recognition of the 55th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act, signed into law in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson:
"On this day in history in 1964, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the historic Civil Rights Act. The most sweeping civil rights legislation passed by Congress since the post-Civil War Reconstruction era, the Civil Rights Act prohibited racial s . . .
"On this day in history in 1964, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the historic Civil Rights Act. The most sweeping civil rights legislation passed by Congress since the post-Civil War Reconstruction era, the Civil Rights Act prohibited racial s . . .