The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on this day, the first in a trio of laws that passed which ushered in a new wave of racial equality. Despite the tragic circumstances leading up to the passing of the bill, the moment was instrumental in changing the future of […]

President Lyndon B. Johnson‘s legacy has been a topic in political circles of late, with the 50th anniversaries of the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the War On Poverty occurring this year. During LBJ’s time in office, major policies that changed the fortunes of working class Black people nationwide were pushed […]

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Today our nation’s first black President will lend his voice to a major Civil Rights Summit at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library in Austin, TX. The summit comes during the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act signed into law by President Johnson in 1964. Former Presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush […]