#OnThisDay, 60 years ago, The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law. The law gave the federal government a new role in desegregating schools and other public facilities. It also restricted the use of literacy tests for voter registration and created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to oversee race and sex discrimination in employment. #ANationsStory #APeoplesJourney 📸 NMAAHC | Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture