Forty years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a bill that changed the face of America. It opened all public accommodations -- hotels, restaurants ...

One president emerged as a pivotal figure in the progression of the Civil Rights Movement and that was Lyndon B. Johnson. When LBJ took office after John F. Kennedy was assassinated, the country ...

WASHINGTON D.C. (WANE) — On this day, July 2, 1964, 36th President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act. The law prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion ...

Barack Obama wrapped himself on Thursday in the civil rights legacy of Lyndon B. Johnson, the 1960s president who helped clear the way for an African-American to one day become U.S. president.

Lyndon B. Johnson, Reluctant Lunch Guest Ever wary of the Eastern establishment, President Johnson needed advice before a formal luncheon at The New York Times in 1964. By David W. Dunlap Feb. 3, 2024 ...

President Lyndon B. Johnson federalized the National Guard in 1965, calling on troops to protect civil rights advocates who were marching from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery.