57 years ago today, on April 11, 1968 (March 14, 1968 in the lunar calendar), Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, calling for an end to the unrest. On April 11, 1968, President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and called for an end to the unrest that had developed since the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King, the leader of the civil rights movement. The main provisions of the bill make it illegal to discriminate racial discrimination in the rental and sale of houses and apartments. In 1966, President Johnson proposed a just housing bill during talks with King at the White House. The president called for an end to the unrest, saying: "We all understand that the roots of injustice are long-standing and deep-rooted. But violence cannot correct this stubborn mistake, nor can it correct any injustice." He also promised that he would work to implement several other plans to help minorities and the poor.