1968." SEC. 505. Section 105(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 (42 U.S.C. 1975d(a); 71 Stat. 636) is amended by striking out in the last sentence thereof "$50 per diem" and inserting in lieu ...

Dr Martin Luther King Jr, a pivotal leader in the American Civil Rights Movement, was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. His ...

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Support for a federal Civil Rights ... The Kerner Commission Report (1968) Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a commission chaired by Governor Otto Kerner ...

Nobel Peace Prize awardee Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, triggering riots across the US. His death shook ...

1968 was a tumultuous, pivotal year marked by political and ... Johnson signed the landmark Civil Rights Act. In May, the Beatles announced the creation of Apple Records; later in the year they ...

Democratic Sen. Cory Booker broke the record for the longest floor speech in recorded Senate history when he bested Sen.

The Tennessee Human Rights Commission celebrates Fair Housing Month with activities and a summit to fight housing discrimination.

The Civil Rights Act was passed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. It continued the work of President John F. Kennedy after his assassination. In 1968, President Johnson signed a further ...

The 1964 Civil Rights Act followed soon after - making all forms of discrimination illegal. But Black citizens in the South were still barred from registering to vote. As Martin Luther King said ...

1968 was a tumultuous, pivotal year marked by political and ... Johnson signed the landmark Civil Rights Act. In May, the Beatles announced the creation of Apple Records; later in the year they ...