Congress passes Civil Rights Act, Aug. 29, 1957. Sen. Strom Thurmond, from South Carolina, ... On this day in 1957, Congress passed the first Civil Rights Act to become law in 82 years.

On July 2, 1964, the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 became law with the signature of President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Levin said passing the legislation will be "far less daunting" than the challenge supporters of the Civil Rights Act faced in 1964. In his speech, McConnell recalled watching Republican Sen. John ...

On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law a sweeping civil rights bill passed by Congress prohibiting ...

The Civil Rights Act passed the House and Senate with wide bipartisan support, particularly by members of Congress from northern states, but its path to the president’s desk was not smooth.

Read CNN’s 1964 Civil Rights Act Fast Facts and learn about the law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.