City of Columbus - File #: 0114X-2014

• File #: 0114X-2014
• Version: 1
• Type: Ceremonial Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/19/2014
• In control: Paley
• On agenda: 6/23/2014
• Final action: 6/26/2014
• Title: To honor and recognize the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Sponsors: Eileen Paley, Hearcel Craig, Zach M. Klein, A. Troy Miller, Michelle M. Mills, Priscilla Tyson, Andrew Ginther

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/26/2014	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
6/24/2014	1	MAYOR	Signed
6/23/2014	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
6/23/2014	1	Columbus City Council	Adopted	Pass

Title

To honor and recognize the 50^th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Body

WHEREAS, The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 2, 1964; and

WHEREAS, The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark piece of civil rights legislation in the United States that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin; and

WHEREAS, this law ended unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools, at the work place and by facilities that served the general public; and

WHEREAS, The Civil Rights Act of 1964 established an Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, which outlawed discrimination in the workplace; and

WHEREAS, The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is one of the most important laws of the 20^th century and created a Modern America by outlawing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin; now, therefore

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:

That we hereby honor and recognize the 50^th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964