united states passed the civil rights act of 1964.
united states passed the civil rights act of 1964.
who passed the civil rights act of 1964?
united states
in 1961 hesburgh persuaded the indiana conference of higher education to support a notre dame-based pilot project for president john f. kennedy's new peace corps initiative that trained new volunteers for service in chile, but he felt that the kennedy administration had a poor record on civil rights issues. in contrast to his assessment of the kennedy administration's civil rights efforts, hesburgh praised lyndon b. johnson's work to secure passage of the civil rights act of 1964 in the u.s. congress and his courage for supporting the voting rights act of 1965. hesburgh also made public appearances to show his support for the civil rights movement. on july 21, 1964, hesburgh delivered an impromptu speech during martin luther king jr.'s civil rights rally in chicago, illinois. at the conclusion of the event, he joined hands with king and other civil rights supporters as the group sang "we shall overcome."
theodore hesburgh
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bullet::::- us labor law









































bullet::::- civil rights movement









































bullet::::- affirmative action in the united states









































bullet::::- bennett amendment









































bullet::::- bourke b. hickenlooper









































bullet::::- post-civil rights era african-american history









































bullet::::- "the negro motorist green book"









































bullet::::- other civil rights legislation









































bullet::::- civil rights act of 1866









































bullet::::- civil rights act of 1871









































bullet::::- civil rights act of 1875









































bullet::::- civil rights act of 1957









































bullet::::- civil rights act of 1960









































bullet::::- civil rights act of 1968









































bullet::::- civil rights act of 1991









































bullet::::- employment non-discrimination act









































bullet::::- equal pay act of 1963









































bullet::::- equality act of 2015
civil rights act of 1964