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Civil Rights Act

United States · Politics / Civil Rights. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1964Date range
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Chronological records

1964

Martin Luther King1964

Politics / Civil Rights

Congress passes Civil Rights Act of 1964, outlawing segregation in public accommodations and discrimination in education and employment

Names involved

Martin Luther King

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