Author: By Deborah Richardson

Deborah Richardson I was raised in a segregated Black community in Atlanta. My neighborhood, Collier Heights, was unique in that, in the 1950s and 1960s, it was one of only a handful of places in the country where Black Americans could build a middle-class life for themselves and their loved ones. Business owners, professionals and…

Deborah Richardson It was 60 years ago the most significant piece of civil rights legislation in United States history was signed into law. On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin in employment and outlawing segregation in…