President Biden Issues Proclamation on 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act
July 01, 2024
July 01, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- President Biden issued the following proclamation on the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act:
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Sixty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law one of the most significant pieces of civil rights legislation in history -- the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. That day, our Nation moved closer to our North Star, the founding ideal of America: We . . .
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Sixty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law one of the most significant pieces of civil rights legislation in history -- the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. That day, our Nation moved closer to our North Star, the founding ideal of America: We . . .