American anxiety about inequality reinforces recent political rhetoric
President Lyndon Johnson declared a War on Poverty 50 years ago this month. Today, Democrats and Republicans still argue over ways to eliminate poverty and spur job growth. Photo courtesy of the LBJ...
View ArticleObama pays tribute to Civil Rights Act at 50
President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the 1964 Civil Rights Act as Martin Luther King, Jr. and others look on. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C. Photo by Cecil Stoughton Obama will speak Thursday on...
View Article50 years on, honoring the Southern Democrat who spearheaded the Civil Rights Act
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: Now, a key moment in the fight for equality that still resonates half-a-century later. FMR. PRESIDENT LYNDON JOHNSON: Let us lay aside irrelevant...
View ArticleHow the Civil Rights Act pioneered anti-discrimination laws in America
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: Earlier this week, I traveled to the site of the summit for this conversation. RELATED LINKS50 years ago, Baptist church bombing shakes nation Rediscovering...
View ArticleGwen’s Take: The arc of history and the Civil Rights Act
President Obama gives the keynote speech on the third day of the Civil Rights Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas Thursday. Photo by Laura Skelding-Pool/Getty Images If it seems...
View ArticleShields and Brooks on Sebelius’ legacy, the 1964 Civil Rights Act
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: And to the analysis of Shields and Brooks. That’s syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks. RELATED LINKSKathleen...
View ArticleWhat questions do you have for Bryan Cranston of ‘Breaking Bad’ fame?
Bryan Cranston portrays President Lyndon B. Johnson during his first year in office in “All the Way” on Broadway. Credit: Evgenia Eliseeva On Thursday, PBS NewsHour’s Jeffrey Brown will sit down for an...
View ArticleHow the Civil Rights Act changed America
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: Today marks 50 years since President Lyndon Johnson signed the landmark Civil Rights Act into law, outlawing discrimination based on race, ethnicity and...
View ArticleHow Medicare came to be, thanks to Harry S. Truman
President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Medicare Bill at the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri. Former President Harry S. Truman is seated at the table with President Johnson. Lady Bird...
View ArticleDirector Ava DuVernay on sharing the story of ‘Selma’ and deconstructing...
Watch Video | Listen to the Audio[nh_lin ks align=”right”] GWEN IFILL: An emotional and controversial period of American history has led to an emotional and controversial reception for an acclaimed new...
View ArticleWhen four historic events happened over three days in 1973
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSNewsHour Shares: Who are the women in Gordon Parks’ photo from 1956? 60 years ago, Eisenhower inaugurated the first televised presidential news conference...
View ArticleLBJ linked Latinos, civil rights in ‘Selma’ speech
President Lyndon B. Johnson addresses Congress on the Voting Rights Act on March 15, 1965. LBJ Library photo by Cecil Stoughton Fifty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson asked a joint session of...
View Article50 years on, does the Voting Rights Act offer adequate protection?
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: Fifty years ago today, the landmark Voting Rights Act was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson. Mr. Johnson called the right to vote — quote — “the...
View ArticleThe history of politicians going way beyond the facts to court fear
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJOHN YANG: Sticking with politics, we take a look at the intersection of inflammatory rhetoric and free speech. Hari Sreenivasan has a historical perspective. HARI...
View Article5 things to know about the incoming Republican Congress
The U.S. Capitol Building is lit at sunset in Washington, D.C. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters WASHINGTON — Congress ushers in a new era of all-Republican rule. On Tuesday at noon, with plenty of pomp...
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