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ResistanceJuly 2, 1964

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

Landmark law outlawing segregation and employment discrimination.

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Connections to other moments, systems, and investigations, the links rarely drawn together.

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    The Birmingham Campaign

    Images of children hosed and bitten in Birmingham built the national will behind the 1964 Act.

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