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Martin Luther King Jr. after the signing of the Civil Rights Act, Washington, D.C., July 3, 1964

1964-07-3 ‧ 20.5 x 25.5 cm ‧ Photograph, documentary ‧ monochrome ‧ Jump to full details ‧ Request from Special Collections

Summary:This is a photo of Martin Luther King Jr. in a group of politicians looking at the Civil Rights Act of 1964. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Act on July 2, 1964. The Civil Rights Act was a historic civil rights and labor law that made discrimination against individuals based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin unconstitutional. For complete collection information, visit the full finding aid at http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/42579
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:Washington (D.C.)
Temporal subject: 1961-1970
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:Washington (D.C.)
Topical subjects:King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
United States. Civil Rights Act of 1964
labor
equality
discrimination
civil rights
ArchivesUM location:AFL-CIO Information Department, Photographic Prints collection
  • series 1: Subject Files, 1890-1995
  • subseries 1: Photographs, 1890-1993
  • box : 42
  • folder 9: Legislation, Civil Rights
Repository:Historical Manuscripts
Browse terms:Civil Rights, Civic Engagement
Economics, Business, Commerce, Labor
Government, Law, Politics
Copyright holder:Nate Fine Photos
Collection:Digital Collections
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