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

12K views · 334 reactions | When the Civil Rights Act passed, Lyndon Johnson used more than 75 different pens to sign the bill and hand out as mementos. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the first recipients. LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy premieres Sunday at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CNN #LBJSeries | CNN | Facebook