On July 2, 1964, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, which prohibited racial discrimination in employment and education and outlawed racial segregation in public places such as schools, buses, parks and swimming pools.
On July 2, 1964, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, which prohibited racial discrimination in employment and education and outlawed racial segregation in public places such as schools, buses, parks and swimming pools.