Due in part to the March on Washington, the U.S. Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. All bills were signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The descriptions of these are as follows:
- The Civil Rights Act of 1964: Forbade discrimination on the basis of sex and race in hiring, promoting, and firing.
- The Voting Rights Act of 1965: Prohibited states from imposing any voting qualification on voting or deny the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color.