The Civil Rights Act of 1964, President Kennedy wanted a law ending segregation in public accommodations. When Medgar Evers, head of the NAACP in Mississippi, was assassinated, many whites saw how serious the situation was. In August 1963 more than 200,000 people attended the March on Washington for jobs and freedom. There King gave his "I Have A Dream" speech. The next month a Birmingham church was bombed, and three months later Kennedy was dead. But President Johnson pushed for the Civil Rights Act of 1964. IT BANNED DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT AND PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS. These African Americans where able to vote once the 24th amendment was passed.
