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prohibition of discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, or national origin
Coverage of prohibition of discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, or national origin in the Nexus archive.
- Today in History: July 2, Civil Rights Act signed into law
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law on July 2, 1964, prohibiting discrimination and segregation based on race, color, sex, religion, or national origin. The law was passed by Congress as a sweeping civil rights bill.