Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Confederate "Heritage" Month 2014, April 16: LJB and the Civil Rights Act of 1964

The civil rights movement's 1964 victory in the Civil Rights Act has been commemorated quite a bit in the media recently. Including a PBS Newshour series dealing with the civil rights movement.

50 years on, honoring the Southern Democrat who spearheaded the Civil Rights Act 04/10/2014; the accompanying video is titled The presidential pen stroke that outlawed discrimination:



How the Civil Rights Act opened a door to the American dream 04/10/2014:



Echoes from Marian Anderson's defiant performance 04/09/2014:



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