The march was a precursor to the historic signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by President Lyndon ... citizenship meant in the U.S., there are signs that some want to restrict the freedoms ...

Federal funding could be withheld from U.S. universities that don't abide by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, ...

Sixty years ago this week, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a monumental piece of legislation that forever changed the nature of race and gender in ...

As we commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, it is important to reflect on both the remarkable strides we have made and the persistent challenges we continue to face.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a cornerstone of U.S. civil rights law, prohibiting discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and sex. This landmark legislation outlawed ...

It's been 60 years since the 1964 Civil Rights Act was signed into law. Across the country, civil rights groups, scholars and others have commemorated the landmark law with panels, ...

Hours after the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed the House of Representatives on July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson entered the East Room of the White House. Dressed in a black ...

Some conservatives argue that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 laid the foundation for a campaign to replace the Constitution with a new civil rights regime. These critics argue either that the ...

The activism continues.” Top image: President Lyndon Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law. (Photo: Cecil Stoughton/Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum) ...

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Lerone Martin, director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University, about the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Sixty years ago ...

Iowa Republicans are seeking to remove gender identity as a protected class in the state's civil rights act, ending 18 years of protection from discrimination for transgender Iowans. House ...