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Index: Civil Rights Act of 1964
Sep 9,
1957
President Eisenhower (Reluctantly) Signs the Historic 1957 Civil Rights Act
Jan 14,
1963
Governor George Wallace: “Segregation Now, Segregation Tomorrow, Segregation Forever”
Apr 3,
1963
“B” Day – Rev. Martin Luther King Launches Birmingham Demonstrations
Apr 12,
1963
Martin Luther King Arrested in Birmingham Demonstration: Writes Famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail”
May 3,
1963
Fire Hoses and Police Dogs Attack Birmingham Civil Right Demonstrators
Jun 11,
1963
President Kennedy Gives Historic Civil Rights Speech on National Television
Aug 31,
1963
Robert Bork, Yale Law Professor, Opposes Civil Rights Bill
Feb 8,
1964
House Debates Adding Sex Discrimination to Title VII of 1964 Civil Rights Act
Mar 25,
1964
LBJ Lectures Southern Ministers on Need for Civil Rights Bill
Jun 10,
1964
Historic Filibuster Ends – Path Cleared for 1964 Civil Rights Act
Jul 2,
1964
President Johnson Signs Historic 1964 Civil Rights Act
Jun 4,
1965
President Johnson Outlines New Civil Rights Challenges
Jul 2,
1965
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Established
Jun 21,
1973
Help Wanted: Sex-Segregated Want Ads Unconstitutional
Jun 19,
1986
Supreme Court Recognizes Sexual Harassment as Violation of Title VII
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