The Civil Rights Act that people commonly refer to as “The Civil Rights Act” passed on July 2, 1964. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968. The Civil Rights Act of 1968, passed in the wake of the MLK assassination and Holy Week Uprising, is more limited in scope than the 1964 bill and mostly covers Native American rights and Fair Housing.
The Civil Rights Act that people commonly refer to as “The Civil Rights Act” passed on July 2, 1964. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968. The Civil Rights Act of 1968, passed in the wake of the MLK assassination and Holy Week Uprising, is more limited in scope than the 1964 bill and mostly covers Native American rights and Fair Housing.