Civil Rights Act of 1964
Background:
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson just a few hours after House approval on July 2, 1964. The act outlawed segregation in businesses such as theaters, restaurants, and hotels. It banned discriminatory practices in employment and ended segregation in public places such as swimming pools, libraries, and public schools.
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Archival Collections and Reference Resources
- Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library. (Digital Library of Georgia)
- FBI Freedom of Information Act Collection (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
- Historical Publications of the United States Commission on Civil Rights (Thurgood Marshall Law Library (University of Maryland School of Law))
- LSU Special Collections Library - Selected Materials (Louisiana State University Library Special Collections)
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (New Georgia Encyclopedia)
- Series 2515 : Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission Records Online, 1994-2006, Folders (Mississippi Department of Archives and History)
- Civil rights law (Articles)
- Civil Rights Legislation (Letters (correspondence))
- Director - personal, Jan. 1, 1964 - June 30, 1964 (Articles)
- Director's report -- August 1963 (Reports)
- Director's report -- January 1964 (Memorandums)
- Director's report -- July 1963 (Reports)
- Director's report -- November 1963 (Letters (correspondence))
- Director's report -- October 1963 (Reports)
- Director's report -- September 1963 (Reports)
- McLaurin, John C. - Testimony before State Commerce Committee (Texts (document genres))
- Requests for civil rights material (Texts (document genres))
- USM Historical Manuscripts (University of Southern Mississippi)
- An Act; July 19, 1964 (Legislative acts)
- Attitudes in Mississippi (Texts (document genres))
- Blueprint for total federal regimentation: analysis of the Civil Rights Act 1963 (Texts (document genres))
- Citizen patriot; [n.d.] (Texts (document genres))
- Complaint form and instructions; [n.d.] (Texts (document genres))
- How the civil rights bill is being subverted in Mississippi; August 4, 1965 (Texts (document genres))
- Letter, Erle Johnston, Jr. to Reverend Frederick C. Fowler; April 1, 1965 (Letters (correspondence))
- Radio broadcast transcription, Edward P. Morgan on the Ben-Ami resignation from Temple B'nai Israel; March 18, 1965 (Texts (document genres))
- Temple journal; ; [n.d.] (Texts (document genres))
- USM Oral History (University of Southern Mississippi)
- WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection (Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection)
- WSB-TV newsfilm clip of attorney Moreton Rolleston speaking to a reporter following the United States Supreme Court ruling upholding the public accommodations section of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the integration of the Heart of Atlanta Motel in Atlanta, Georgia, 1964 December 14 (Moving images)
- WSB-TV newsfilm clip of Chamber of Commerce president Opie L. Shelton urging businesses to comply with the 1964 Civil Rights Act in Atlanta, Georgia, 1964 July (Moving images)
- WSB-TV newsfilm clip of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking about recent race riots in New York State as well as the 1964 presidential election, New York, New York, 1964 July 27 (Moving images)
- WSB-TV newsfilm clip of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking to reporters after learning he has won the Nobel Peace Prize in Saint Joseph's Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, 1964 October 14 (Moving images)
- WSB-TV newsfilm clip of Fulton County Young Republican president Mr. Thornwell speaking to a reporter about civil rights legislation, about mayor Ivan Allen, and about senator Barry Goldwater in Atlanta, Georgia, 1963 October (Moving images)
- WSB-TV newsfilm clip of Mississippi governor Ross Barnett testifying before a Congressional committee against proposed civil rights legislation, Washington, D.C., 1963 July 12 (Moving images)
Educator Resources
- For Teachers and Students (Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History)
- The Civil Rights movement: Evaluating Lyndon B. Johnson's character and efforts during the civil rights era (Instructional materials)
- The Civil Rights movement: Lyndon Johnson's commencement address at Howard University (Instructional materials)
- Modules on major topics in American history: The tumultuous 1960s (Instructional materials)
- Teachers' Domain Civil Rights Special Collection (WGBH Educational Foundation)
- Diane Nash and the sit-ins (Instructional materials)
- Documenting Brown 1 : the Fourteenth Amendment (Instructional materials)
- Documenting Brown 7 : Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Instructional materials)
- Excerpts from the March on Washington, part 1 (Instructional materials)
- Excerpts from the March on Washington, part 3 (Instructional materials)
- Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael) (Instructional materials)
- Lola Hendricks (Instructional materials)
- March on Washington flyers (Instructional materials)
- Miriam McClendon (Instructional materials)
- Robert Moses (Instructional materials)
- SCLC's Chicago Plan (Instructional materials)
- Washington Booker, III (Instructional materials)