The bill was introduced by President John F. Kennedy in his civil rights speech of June 12, 1963,[1] in which he asked for legislation "giving all Americans the right to be served in facilities which are open to the public-hotels, restaurants, theaters, retail stores, and similar establishments," as well as "greater protection for the right to vote."
The conference bill was passed by both houses of Congress, and was signed into law by President Johnson on July 2, 1964. Legend has it that as he put down his pen Johnson told an aide, referring to the Democratic Party, "We have lost the South for a generation."
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June 11, 1963. It was passed by LBJ the following year.
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Lyndon Johnson
Lyndon Johnson signed the most important civil rights act of the 20th century.
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for the demands of African-American rights.
He signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and he signed the Voting Rights Act in 1965
He signed and supported it.
He signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights act of 1964.
Civil rights act
The Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964.
He sponsored and signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957, which was the first Civil Rights legislation since Reconstruction.