Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Lyndon B. Johnson (C) signs the 1964 Civil Rights Act as the Rev. Martin Luther, standing behind him, and others watch ...

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Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. waves to supporters on August 28, 1963 during the March on Washington, where King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. (AFP via Getty Images) ...

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Donald Trump stated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 hurt White people by causing reverse discrimination. The author argues Trump's administration has weakened civil rights protections and dismantled ...

The origin and enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 / David B. Filvaroff and Raymond E. Wolfinger -- What light does the Civil Rights Act of 1875 shed on the Civil Rights Act of 1964 / J. Morgan ...

*Its killers were many: a GOP-led gravediggers campaign determined to “make America great again” by undoing decades of progress, a U.S. Supreme Court that dismantled affirmative action, voting ...

July 2 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1776, the Second Continental Congress formally adopted a resolution for independence from Britain. In 1788, it was announced in the U.S. Congress that the ...