Four of the five living U.S. presidents — Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter — are in Austin, Texas, this week commemorating the 50 year anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act. They are in Austin because of the major role of President Lyndon Johnson in pushing the legislation through in the first months of his presidential administration in 1964. This legislation is still marked as one of the most significant developments in our nation’s long history of race relations.
Herewith are eight important points about public opinion and civil rights based on a review of data and analyses from Gallup’s archives. CONT.
Frank Newport, Gallup