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James Norton: “As a former chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, I was pleased to introduce this resolution and to work…”

On the recordJune 23, 2004
As a former chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, I was pleased to introduce this resolution and to work with the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Sensenbrenner) and the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Conyers) to perfect its wording. The 1964, Civil Rights Act was enacted during the most fruitful period for civil rights legislation in our history since the Civil War. President Kennedy called on Congress to pass a civil rights bill, and the great march on Washington of 1963 was perhaps the seminal event leading to passage. After much debate, on July 2, 1964, Congress passed the Act.
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James Norton
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Discussing the importance of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the resolution related to it.

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