Taylor Street

Historical marker location:

Columbia, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Taylor Street (South Carolina Highway 12), on the right when traveling north on Main Street.)

Marker installed: 1978

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.