āCivil Rights Act of 1964,ā 7/2/1964
Series: Enrolled Acts and Resolutions of Congress, 1789 - 2013.Ā Record Group 11: General Records of the United States Government, 1778 - 2006.
The most comprehensive civil rights legislation since the Reconstruction era, the Civil Right Act finally gave the Federal Government the means to enforce the promises of the 13th, Ā 14th, and 15th Amendments. The act prohibited discrimination in public places, allowed the integration of public facilities and schools, and forbade discrimination in employment.
But such a landmark congressional enactment was by no means achieved easilyā¦
Keep reading at Prologue: Pieces of History.
Plus more on the Civil Rights Act of 1964:
Donāt miss the new Civil Rights Act of 1964 Exhibit in Googleās Cultural Institute
Events at the National Archives in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act
Teaching resources at The Struggle for Rights in America, via DocsTeach
See all the pages of the Civil Rights Act in the National Archives online catalog