(CIVIL RIGHTS) Pair of Congressional draft printings of the

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(CIVIL RIGHTS.) Pair of Congressional draft printings of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Each staple-bound, 11 x 7 1/2 inches; minor wear. [Washington], 26 February and 19 June 1964

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The landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited segregation, and outlawed discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. It remains one of the most consequential pieces of legislation in American history. The bill was first introduced in the House of Representatives as H.R. 7152 in June 1963. It passed the House on 10 February 1964 and moved on to the Senate.

The earlier "slip bill" draft shows the act as it was read for the second time in the Senate, on 26 February 1964. It runs to 55 pages, and bears the inked stamp of J. Glenn Beall (1894-1971), a Republican Senator from Maryland, as well as another name in manuscript. Several passages are underlined in ink; it has light foxing, and the last 4 leaves have a light crease.

The second draft offered here is 126, [2] pages. It prints the previous text, but with printed strike-throughs over almost the entire text. A revised version of the bill is added in italics at the end, starting on page 55, where it is amended "That this act may be cited as the 'Civil Rights Act of 1964.'" It has heavier foxing to the first page only, but no annotations.

This second draft is the amended version which passed the Senate on 19 June. The amendments then passed the House on 2 July, and the bill was signed into law by President Johnson on 2 July 1964.