Civil+Rights+Act+of+1964

"An act to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States of America to provide relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes."**Lyndon B. Johnson**
 * The Civil Rights Act**
 * John F. Kennedy**

The Civil Rights Act was proposed by John F. Kennedy, but shortly after the March on Washington, he was killed. Lyndon B. Johnson became the new president and followed through with JFK's Civil Rights Act and strongly supported it. The law was enacted July 2, 1964. The law abolished discrimination in public facilities, employment, and also abolished Jim Crow laws and stated them illegal.