History
In what year was the U.S. Civil Rights Act passed?
1964
Background
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act on 2 July 1964. The law banned segregation in schools, jobs, and public places. Martin Luther King stood right behind him at the signing. It was a major victory for the civil rights movement.
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