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Civil Rights Movement
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The Civil Rights Movement was a big thing not only for African American History but also for History in general. Many people lost their lives trying to get equal rights. ... There were many events involved in the Civil Rights Movement. ... In 1875 Congress passes Civil Rights Act granted equal rights in public accommodations and jury duty. ...
July 2nd 1964 President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 making segregation in public facilities and discrimination in employment illegal. Three Mississippi civil rights workers were killed and it’s later revealed that the three men police released were apart of the Ku Klux Kan killed the civil rights workers. ... Southern blacks finally got a law named the Voting Rights Act of 1965 making it easier for them to register to vote. ... President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting the discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing. ...
Some present day examples of the Civil Rights Movement are in 1983 the Martin Luther King Jr. ... In 1988 Congress passes the Civil Rights Restoration Act, which expands the reach of non-discrimination laws within private institutions receiving federal funds. ... In 1991 President Bush signs the Civil Rights Act of 1991 strengthening existing civil rights laws and also to provide damages in cases of intentional employment discrimination.
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Title: Civil Rights Movement
Words: 952
Rating: None
Pages: 3.8
submitted by: requonizekesh
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