After a 54-day filibuster, the U.S. Senate passes an amended version of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the most comprehensive civil rights bill in American history. The bill formally outlawed racial segregation in schools and public places, and was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 2.
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