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National Tour Seeks to Collect, Share Stories of Civil Rights Era
The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR) and the Library of Congress launched its Voices of the Civil Rights Bus Tour August 3 in Washington. The 70-day tour will pass through 35 cities, stopping at local commemorative events, before ending at the annual AARP Member Event in Las Vegas on October 14. According to a Voices of Civil Rights press release, the bus-- staffed with journalists, photographers, and videographers -- will travel, interviewing local residents and helping to capture their civil rights stories.
See also: Traveling Exhibit Commemorates Voices of US Civil Rights Movement | Audio
Nation Celebrates Anniversary Of Landmark Civil Rights Law
2004 marks the 40th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 2 of that year, it declared illegal certain long-practiced forms of discrimination, authorized the government to act against others and, perhaps most significantly, demonstrated a political consensus to wield federal authority against legal inequity "on the ground of race, color, religion, or national origin."
Related Items: Transcript of the Civil Rights Act President Lyndon B. Johnson's Remarks Historical Narrative Historical Documents Census Bureau Facts for Features
Transcript of the Civil Rights Act President Lyndon B. Johnson's Remarks Historical Narrative Historical Documents Census Bureau Facts for Features
