One president emerged as a pivotal figure in the progression of the Civil Rights Movement and that was Lyndon B. Johnson.

Born in poverty in Texas Hill Country, President Johnson delivered an unsurpassed series of momentous legislation, including the Voting Rights Act and Civil Rights Act. Yet by 1968 he was so toxically ...

In what some historians consider one of the best political speeches of the 20th century, former President Lyndon B. Johnson, 60 years ago this month, evoked memories of his former Mexican American ...

Lyndon Johnson hired Geri Whittington as his secretary because she was the most qualified. She was also the first Black woman ...

Major Acts: Lyndon B. Johnson implemented the Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibiting employment discrimination based on race, gender, religion, or national origin. This was followed by the Voting ...

President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act as Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders look on; President's Room, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC. LBJ Library, photo by ...

President Trump's latest DEI directive repeals an executive order on nondiscrimination signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson ...

LBJ expresses solidarity with the civil rights struggle and asks Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act. President Lyndon B. Johnson's Special Address to Congress on Voting Rights; U.S. Capitol ...

The 60th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson ... Following these events, Johnson accepted a congressional invitation to address the nation on civil rights. Historically an awkward public ...

President Kennedy was an open supporter of civil rights. Examples of Kennedy’s actions are: Lyndon B Johnson had been Kennedy’s vice president. When he took up the role of president ...

Broadcast of Lyndon B. Johnson's “We Shall Overcome” speech, given during the civil-rights movement shortly after events in Selma, Alabama. By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age ...

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