60th Anniversary of the Signing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
ICYMI: Doris joined Morning Joe to discuss and commemorate the 60th anniversary of the signing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the sweeping federal legislation spearheaded by then-President Lyndon Johnson, which marked a milestone in the struggle to extend civil, political, and legal rights and protections to African American people and prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Learn the backstory of how Johnson brought 22 Republicans and 44 Democrats together to pass that law that changed the face of this country. “We’ve got to remember those moments in this disheartening time,” says Goodwin. Watch the segment here.
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