On July 2nd 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed one of the most transformative and, for its time, controversial pieces of legislation into American law - the Civil Rights Act.
On its 60th anniversary, we discuss exactly what it is, the impact it's had, and how exactly it came to be, as Liam asks... what is the Civil Rights Act?
To answer this question, he is joined by two super special guests:
- Dr. Nicholas Grant, a historian of twentieth century United States at the University of East Anglia
- Dr. Althea Legal-Miller, a Senior Lecture in American History and Culture at Canterbury Christ Church University