Historical Marker
Thomas Smith
Historical marker location:
63 East Bay Street, Charleston, South Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of East Bay Street and Longitude Lane, on the left when traveling north on East Bay Street.)
Marker installed: 1967
Governor of Carolina. 1693~1694.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson at the White House on July 2, 1964. The bill was partly in response to the ongoing Civil Rights Movement, which had gained momentum in South Carolina and other southern states.