4.8K views · 149 reactions | Vice President Andrew Johnson became the 17th president after Abraham Lincoln was killed. For more on Johnson, follow us at https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/americas-presidents-andrew-johnson/3913196.html | VOA Learning English | Facebook

39K views · 1.8K reactions | ON THIS DAY: In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act, which declared it unlawful to discriminate against any individual because of their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. https://abcn.ws/2AlX1OA | ABC News | Facebook

On this day in 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act. The law prohibited discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, and national origin. It also desegregated public facilities and schools. This landmark bill made great strides, but we all know that there is still work to be done, especially now. As so many of our rights are being called into question, there are still ways to go until we are all equal, even under the law. Let us celebrate this historic signing, an