It was a privilege to serve as the assistant attorney general for civil rights, a role that allowed me to enforce the… — Thomas Perez Copy Share Image
Race is not the stumbling block to progress it once was, in large part because the Civil Rights Act of 1964 made… — Norah Vincent Copy Share Image
Persistence. Change doesn't happen overnight. You have to stay with it. Rosa Parks helped start the Civil Rights movement in earnest in… — Kabir Sehgal Copy Share Image
“The House adjourned without voting on the bill, but the following year a similar bill—mandating equality in hotels and restaurants open to… — H.W. Brands Copy Share Image
This Civil Rights Act is a challenge to all of us to go to work in our communities and our states, in… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was vigorously and vociferously opposed by the Southern states. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed it into… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
We know that there were so many Japanese American soldiers in World War II who were fighting in Europe despite the fact… — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
“In 1866, Congress enforced the abolition of slavery by passing a Civil Rights Act, prohibiting actions that it deemed perpetuated the characteristics… — Richard Rothstein Copy Share Image
“These and other measures, however, seemed relatively inconsequential in 1965 compared to a Big Four that passed by the end of the… — James T. Patterson Copy Share Image
I would have to say all of the civil rights acts, because there were three, and even, say, the Immigration Act, which… — Lynda Bird Johnson Robb Copy Share Image
This is nothing new. We saw this with the Social Security Act, the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Right Act -… — Stephanie Cutter Copy Share Image
A black man of my generation born in the late 1960s is more than twice as likely to go to prison in… — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
“Martin Luther King Jr. was the greatest movement leader in American history. But, as Hillary Clinton once correctly pointed out, his efforts… — Mark Lilla Copy Share Image
“Even with a Democratic president behind the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a far larger percentage of Republicans than Democrats voted for… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
Let me be clear: I support the Civil Rights Act because I overwhelmingly agree with the intent of the legislation, which was… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
We've talked more about civil rights after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 than we talked about it before 1964. — Clarence Thomas Copy Share Image
On July 2, 1964, President Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act. Its enactment, following the longest continuous debate in the… — Thomas Perez Copy Share Image
The passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 represented precisely such a hope - that America had learned from its past… — Aberjhani Copy Share Image
Opposing discrimination and supporting longstanding laws such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is not controversial - but conflating civil rights… — Byron Donalds Copy Share Image
Race to race, the Republicans are putting up candidates that are quite far out of the mainstream in terms of should we… — Tim Kaine Copy Share Image
A hastily written "Civil Rights Act" was rushed through Congress. President Andrew Johnson immediately vetoed it, noting that the right to confer… — Eustace Mullins Copy Share Image
The Democrats co-opted the credit for the Civil Rights Act of 1964. But if you go back and look at the history,… — Herman Cain Copy Share Image
[Before the Civil Rights Act of 1964], many governments in southern states forced people to segregate by race. Civil rights advocates fought… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
“The revolution had come too late for him. He was in his midforties when the Civil Rights Act was signed and close… — Isabel Wilkerson Copy Share Image
I favor the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and it must be enforced at gunpoint if necessary. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
![“[Before the Civil Rights Act of 1964], many governments in…” quote by Harry Browne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/489/harry-browne-3285_civil-rights_before-the-civil-rights-act-of-1964-many_1445719.jpg)
