• What is the Civil Rights Act?

  • Jul 2 2024
  • Length: 39 mins
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What is the Civil Rights Act?

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  • DISCLAIMER: there may be small patches of slightly weird sound in this episode. Please bear with us! On July 2nd 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed one of the most transformative and, for its time, controversial pieces of legislation into American law - the Civil Rights Act. So, on its 60th anniversary, we discuss exactly what it is, the impact it's had, and how exactly it came to be, as Liam asks... what is the Civil Rights Act? To answer this question, he is joined by two super special guests: Dr. Nicholas Grant, a historian of twentieth century United States at the University of East Anglia Dr. Althea Legal-Miller, a Senior Lecture in American History and Culture at Canterbury Christ Church University Check out these additional resources: BOOK: Winning Our Freedoms Together: African Americans and Apartheid, 1945-1960 by Nicholas Grant ARTICLE: Lester Maddox Obituary via The New York Times WEBSITE: Brown v Board of Education WEBSITE: The Greensboro Sit-In WEBSITE: The Civil Rights Act of 1957 WEBSITE: The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee WEBSITE: The Voting Rights Act of 1965 WEBSITE: Shelby County v Holder (2013) If you enjoy this episode, why not listen back to these: What Do We Get Wrong About the Civil Rights Movement? ----------- Thank you for listening to our podcast. It's a labor of love by an American history nerd and his former lecturers at the University of East Anglia, but making it does come at a small cost so if you can spare some change, please check out our Patreon page. Supporters of the show get awesome additional bonus content, access to private community forums, and exclusive invites to the virtual audience on every recording. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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