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How Photography Inspired the Passing of The Civil Rights Act of 1964

Sometimes a picture is really worth a thousand words

In June 1964, James Brock poured acid while swimmers protested the whites-only policy | Bettmann/Corbis

The summer of 1964 was a pivotal moment in American history. Since the country’s founding, Black people endured a second-class status, first as slaves, then segregated into ghettos. Nearly every activity someone could…