How the Civil Rights Act Pioneered Anti-discrimination Laws in America (4/10/14)
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President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law 50 years ago. Gwen Ifill examines its legacy and unfinished business with President Johnson’s daughter, Lynda Johnson Robb; Shirley Franklin, the former mayor of Atlanta; Ranjana Natarajan of the University of Texas School of Law; and former House Republican aide Robert Kimball.
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