Lyndon B. Johnson Signs Civil Rights Act of 1964 ca. 1964

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On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the most monumental Civil Rights Act in U.S. history. Afterward, President Johnson gave the pens he used to sign the act to civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and legislators including Senators Everett Dirksen (R, IL) and Hubert Humphrey (D, MN), who were instrumental in ensuring the act's passage.

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2 min 58 sec

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