April 17, 2014
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4:49Now Playing2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This piece of legislation banned discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. And now, journalist Todd Purdum, has written the book, An Idea Whose Time Has Come: Two Presidents, Two Parties, and the Battle for the Civil Rights Act of 1964, that explores the battle in Washington to pass the bill and fleshes out the men and women involved.
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