Many people across the United States are marking the 50th anniversary (July 2, 1964) of the signing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act into law. It's a sweeping piece of legislation that outlawed discrimination based on race and ended racial segregation in schools, the workplace and in public accommodations. The law won final passage after years of civil rights protests in which people lost their lives . VOA's Chris Simkins introduces us to two women who were on the frontlines of the protest movement that changed the country forever.
