The Civil Rights Act of 1964

The Civil Rights Act of 1964, was signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson on July 2, 1964. WHY? Because of the peaceful, powerful and uniting imagination of one man.
 

In his lifetime, King Jr. delivered over 2,500 public speeches.  His powerful words grew Civil Rights support from Americans across the United States. The apex of the Civil Rights movement must be attributed to King’s “I Have A Dream” speech. These words resonated throughout the country, uniting Americans and pressuring the 1964 administration into signing the Act.
 
Today we celebrate the life and achievements of an incredible leader. However, let us not forget those no longer with us who began the movement.
 
Ella Baker (1903 – 1986)
Julian Bond (1940 – 2015)
Stokely Carmichael (1941 – 1998)
W. E. B. Du Bois (1868 – 1963)
Medgar Evers (1925 – 1963)
Myrlie Evers-Williams (1933 – 2024)
James Farmer (1920 – 1999)
Fannie Lou Hamer (1917 – 1977)
Dorothy Height (1912 – 2010)
Charles Hamilton Houston (1895 – 1950)
Harriet Jacobs (1813 – 1897)
James Weldon Johnson (1871 – 1938)
John Lewis (1940 – 2020)
Thurgood Marshall (1908 – 1993)
Oscar Micheaux (1884 – 1951)
Harry T. (1905 – 1951) & Harriette Moore (1902 – 1952)
Pauli Murray (1910 – 1985)
Mary White Ovington (1865 – 1951)
Rosa Parks (1913 – 2005)
A. Philip Randolph (1889 – 1979)
Bayard Rustin (1912 – 1987)
Roy Wilkins (1901 – 1981)
Carter G. Woodson (1875 – 1950)
Malcolm X (1925 – 1965)
Whitney Young (1921 – 1971)

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