Congress and the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Equal treatment of all Americans, regardless of race, was a major debate for decades in the U.S. Congress. In 1963, President John F. Kennedy urged Congress to take action. Passage of the act was not easy. Explore the key moments for the Civil Rights Act here.
President Lyndon B. Johnson's Address to a Joint Session of Congress, November 27, 1963; NAID 12009378
Discharge Petition to Move the Civil Rights Bill Out of the Rules Committee, December 12, 1963; NAID 12009376
Excerpt of H.R. 7152 with Amendments, 1964; NAID 6037151
Cloture Motion for the Civil Rights Act of 1964, June 10, 1964; NAID 5635105
Roll Call Tally on Civil Rights Act 1964, June 19, 1964; NAID 12009369
Civil Rights Act, July 2, 1964; NAID 299891
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