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Topic usage by elites: 0.59% all, 0.67% Senate Democrats, 0.42% Senate Republicans, 0.97% House Democrats, 0.29% House Republicans.
Top Members of Congress: @RepMarciaFudge (D-OH), @Clyburn (D-SC), @RepAlGreen (D-TX), @BennieGThompson (D-MS), @repjohnlewis (D-GA)
Topic usage by media and public: 0.51% Media, 0.05% informed public, 0.07% random users, 0.21% Democratic supporters, 0.08% Republican supporters.

Sample of representative tweets by Members of Congress:

RT @john_dingell: 49 yrs ago today, I proudly stood with MLK & others as LBJ signed Civil Rights Act of '64. http://t.co/HFMrGQ2JEg

RepDianaDeGette (@RepDianaDeGette)

50 yrs ago, I stood with LBJ as he signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, THE most important vote of my career. Watch: http://t.co/N5V2erKUQU

john_dingell (@john_dingell)

48 years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law. As we recognize (continued) http://t.co/CWGUJXn5GQ

RepGaryPeters (@RepGaryPeters)

49 years ago today, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law.

repjohnlewis (@repjohnlewis)

48 yrs ago, LBJ signed historic Voting Rights Act into law protecting every citizen’s right to vote as foundation of our democracy. #VRA

SenatorBarb (@SenatorBarb)

Today, marks the 48th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, which was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson... http://t.co/5gmzKwjRrC

BennieGThompson (@BennieGThompson)

Sample of representative media tweets:

Here's how we covered the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 50 years ago today http://t.co/AwHKWOx04e http://t.co/90vtPvTQyt

washingtonpost (@washingtonpost)

Fifty years ago today, President Lyndon Johnson declared “unconditional war on poverty in America.” http://t.co/EVtLbUQQBa

msnbc (@msnbc)

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act in '64. How has civil rights influenced you personally?

CBSNews (@CBSNews)

The Civil Rights Act Was Signed Into Law 50 Years Ago Today http://t.co/E8E2ejUU1b

MotherJones (@MotherJones)

July marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of '64. How has the civil rights movement influenced you personally?

CBSNews (@CBSNews)

Fifty years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law: http://t.co/JXkfJoek8P http://t.co/amFTDYA61O

msnbc (@msnbc)