Join the EEOC, the Department of Education, and the National Archives for Free Civil Rights Act 60th Anniversary Event
June 25, 2024
10:30 a.m. – noon EDT
A year after the March on Washington, Congress passed a comprehensive Civil Rights Act, which President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law on July 2, 1964. This historic legislation outlawed discrimination in employment, education, public places, and federally funded programs.
Co-hosted by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, speakers will address the conditions that gave rise to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. They will also discuss the importance of the law and its goals of full inclusion and equal opportunity. Join us for insightful discussions reflecting on how far we’ve come and how far we still must go.
Speakers include:
- Catherine E. Lhamon, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education
- Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Justice
- Charlotte A. Burrows, Chair, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Dion Diamond, Freedom Rider
- Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
- Janai S. Nelson, President and Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense Fund
- Mónica Ramírez, Founder/President, Justice for Migrant Women
- John Yang, President and Executive Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
- Michel Martin, Journalist, NPR
This is a free, livestreamed event. To join the event, please visit this link on June 25, at 10:30 a.m. EDT. You’ll also find the event on the EEOC’s YouTube Channel.
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