Historical Marker
Seconee Town
Historical marker location:
950 W Main St, Pickens, South Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of West Main Street (State Highway 183) and Durham Mill Road, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.)
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.