July 2
CIVIL RIGHTS DAY
The 2nd of July, 1964 signifies the date it was no longer legal in the United States to discriminate against others because of their race. It was on this day that U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law. The law included the prohibition of discrimination on the basis of race, not only where the registration of voters was involved, but also in public accommodations, in publicly owned or operated facilities, in employment and union membership.
Title VI of the bill provided for more than a slap on the hand to persistent lawbreakers who received federal funding. It allowed for the cancellation of such monies.
The law is still in effect ... with discrimination because of gender, age and religion also prohibited. Too bad it has to be made into a law before all are ensured of their civil rights.
Those Were the Days, the Today in History service from 440 International
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