The People's Vote: 100 Documents that Shaped AmericaA project of the National Archives and Records Administration presenting the 100 most influential documents in American history as determined by popular vote. The Civil Rights Act (1964) was voted #9 out of 100. Ten other key documents from the 1960s also made the list, i.e. Voting Rights Act (1965) #19, Official Program for the March on Washington (1963) #76; Executive Order 10924: Establishment of the Peace Corp (1961) #86, etc.
#9=Civil Rights Act (1964)
#19=Voting Rights Act (1965)
#28=JFK's Inaugural Address (1961)
#33=Social Security Act Amendments (1965)
#62=Test Ban Treaty (1963)
#65=Aerial Photograph of Missiles in Cuba (1962)
#76=Official Program for the March on Washington (1963)
#79=Transcript of John Glenn's Official Communication with the Command Center (1962)
#83=President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Farewell Address (1961)
#84=Tonkin Gulf Resolution (1964)
#86=Executive Order 10924:Establishment of the Peace Corps