President Johnson originated civil rights legislation that was passed by Congress in 1964. True or False
History · Middle School · Mon Jan 18 2021
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False.
The civil rights legislation commonly known as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was indeed passed that year, but it was not originated by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The initial proposal for the legislation was put forward by President John F. Kennedy in June 1963. After Kennedy's assassination in November 1963, Johnson made the passage of the Civil Rights Act a key part of his legislative agenda and used his political influence to ensure its passage, but he was not the one to originate the legislation.