Highlights From The Turbulent 1960s Civil Rights Movement

The Civil Rights Act of 1968

In 1968, the final important piece of Civil Rights legislation of the decade was signed into law by President Johnson. It was designed to remedy ongoing patterns of civil disturbance.

Source: Common Dreams

Despite attempts by many members of congress to derail the Civil Rights Act of 1968, it became law on April 10th. For the first time, the law made Iit illegal to discriminate based on race, religion or national origin the sale, rental, or financing of housing. Importantly, it also made it a federal offense to “by force or by threat of force, injure, intimidate, or interfere with anyone…by reason of their race, color, religion, or national origin.”