The Civil Rights Act at 60: From Segregation Toward Inclusion at School and Work

Join us on a livestream from the National Archives Museum's William G. McGowan Theater on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at 10:30 am as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Co-hosted by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, and the U.S National Archives, this event will commemorate the historic legislation that paved the way for equality in American schools and workplaces.
Speakers will address the conditions that gave rise to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, how the Act helped change and continues to change those conditions, the importance of the Act and its goal of full inclusion and equal opportunity, and the work still needed to fulfill its promise.
Speakers will include:
Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Justice
Catherine E. Lhamon, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education
Charlotte A. Burrows, Chair, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Mónica Ramírez, Founder/President, Justice for Migrant Women
Janai S. Nelson, President and Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense Fund
John Yang, President and Executive Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
Join us for insightful discussions and a chance to reflect on how far we've come and where we go from here.