Lyndon Johnson signs Civil Rights Act of 1964, 55 years ago today:

[mahatmakanejeeves]

“Johnson Urges Closing of ‘Springs of Racial Poison’” while signing Civil Rights Act of 1964, 55 years ago today:

Link to tweet

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. In fact, not so much facts at all.

Executive Order 9981

Executive Order 9981 is an executive order issued on July 26, 1948, by President Harry S. Truman. It abolished discrimination "on the basis of race, color, religion or national origin" in the United States Armed Forces. The executive order eventually led to the end of segregation in the services.

For 1964, the devil is in the details:

Vote totals

Totals are in "Yea–Nay" format:

• The original House version: 290–130 (69–31%)
• Cloture in the Senate: 71–29 (71–29%)
• The Senate version: 73–27 (73–27%)
• The Senate version, as voted on by the House: 289–126 (70–30%)

By party

The record of the roll call vote kept by the House Clerk on final passage of the bill
The original House version:[21]

• Democratic Party: 152–96 (61–39%)
• Republican Party: 138–34 (80–20%)

Cloture in the Senate:

• Democratic Party: 44–23 (66–34%)
• Republican Party: 27–6 (82–18%)

The Senate version:

• Democratic Party: 46–21 (69–31%)
• Republican Party: 27–6 (82–18%)

The Senate version, voted on by the House:

• Democratic Party: 153–91 (63–37%)
• Republican Party: 136–35 (80–20%)

By party and region
Note: "Southern", as used in this section, refers to members of Congress from the eleven states that had made up the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War. "Northern" refers to members from the other 39 states, regardless of the geographic location of those states.

The original House version:

• Southern Democrats: 7–87 (7–93%)
• Southern Republicans: 0–10 (0–100%)
• Northern Democrats: 145–9 (94–6%)
• Northern Republicans: 138–24 (85–15%)

The Senate version:

• Southern Democrats: 1–20 (5–95%) (only Ralph Yarborough of Texas voted in favor)
• Southern Republicans: 0–1 (0–100%) (John Tower of Texas)
• Northern Democrats: 45–1 (98–2%) (only Robert Byrd of West Virginia voted against)
• Northern Republicans: 27–5 (84–16%)

As for much of the rest, you're full of crap.

At least we now know the name Dinesh D'Souza uses when he posts here.

So long; it's been good to know you:

[Efilroft Sul]

5. Bravo!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Deadly Nightshade. Interesting name.

[Dennis Donovan]

4. Dumbest thing I've seen on DU for quite a spell!

You win! Now, get lost.

[Hekate]

6. When the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act were signed I believed it was settled

I was young but didn’t think it was all going to be sunshine and roses, and it surely was not. But the law? Done and on the books forever. A great step forward.

Damn damn damn

[UTUSN]

7. K&R

[appalachiablue]

8. K & R

[a kennedy]

9. Just saw the signing of this act on the tv show "decades"......

wow....how long ago, and this country is still treating people like then......

[UniteFightBack]

10. These springs of poison have been with us from the beginning. We are plugging some of them

but sometimes the pressure builds and they blow. My hope is that we can eventually successfully manage these poison springs as I don't think we can ever really get rid of them completely.

I know it doesn't feel like it some times but we ARE going in the right direction! Now MARCH ON!

[LessAspin]

11. Nanci Griffith