Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama attend summit on the 50th Anniversary of Passage of Civil Rights Act of 1964, landmark legislation that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, Obama remembers President Lyndon B. Johnson, who signed the landmark legislation into law in 1964, president highlights Congressman Lewis, Julian Bond, Andrew Young at summit, all 3 of whom attended too, 3 other presidents attend
The late Rev. Dr Martin Luther King Jr. (left) and United States President Barack Obama, the nation's first Black president. THE JULY 2, 1964 SIGNING INTO LAW OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 BY PRESIDENT LYNDON B JOHNSON. DIRECTLY BEHIND THE PRESIDENT IS CIVIL RIGHTS ICON THE REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR . ( East Room, White House, Washington, D.C. Photo by Cecil Stoughton). The Civil Rights Act of 1964 , passed by Congress and enacted on July 2, 1964, is a landmark piece of civil rights legislation in the United States [4] that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. This week marks the 50th Anniversary of the Passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive in Austin, Texas for a summit commentating the 50th Anniversary of the Passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 By Kathy Wray Coleman, Editor-n-Chief, Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urba