Following the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., President Johnson pressured Congress to pass additional civil rights legislation. The U. S. Congress finally passed the Civil Rights Act on April 10, 1968. It was signed into law the following day.
Following the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., President Johnson pressured Congress to pass additional civil rights legislation. The U. S. Congress finally passed the Civil Rights Act on April 10, 1968. It was signed into law the following day.