Lyndon B. Johnson was vital in passing key pieces of civil rights legislation. Here we look at that legislation and ...

President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act as Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders look on; President's Room, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC. LBJ Library, photo by ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - When U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson took the stage at Howard University in June of 1965, he had already signed the Civil Rights act into law, and he said he ...

This order canceled directives established by previous orders, including those issued by Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Barack ... fundamental piece of the civil rights canon in American law.” ...

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) was adopted in 1979 by the United Nations General Assembly.

President Lyndon B. Johnson and Martin Luther King Jr. once visited Juanita Craft in her 1,300-square-foot South Dallas home to plan the future of the Civil Rights Movement. Why it matters: Craft — ...

President Donald Trump's orders on civil rights are a stunning blow to America’s 60-year fight against discrimination.

President Trump revoked a 1965 rule that prohibited federal contractors from discriminating against employees or job applicants.

Black History Month is an annual observance centered on celebrating the history, heritage, cultural influence and social ...

This order canceled directives established by previous orders, including those issued by Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Barack Obama ... called LBJ’s EO11246 “a fundamental piece of the civil rights ...