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The Civil Rights Act 1964

The Civil Rights Act 1964. How we got here. How it began. 19 th century slavery . Abraham Lincoln abolishes slavery and gives blacks equal rights, but …… “Jim Crow laws”. Denied voting rights, did not have equal status legally or socially. Time to do something about this.

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The Civil Rights Act 1964

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  1. The Civil Rights Act 1964 How we got here

  2. How it began • 19th century slavery. • Abraham Lincoln abolishes slavery and gives blacks equal rights, but…… • “Jim Crow laws”. • Denied voting rights, did not have equal status legally or socially.

  3. Time to do something about this. • Brown vs Board of Education 1954. • Protest segregation through the courts, success. • Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott 1955. • Non violent protest, success. Emergence of MLK. • Little Rock, Arkansas 1957. • Further attempts to desegregate schools. • Sit Ins and Freedom Rides 1960-61. • Continuation of non violent strategies, some success. • James Meredith and ‘Ole Miss’ 1962. • Another successful court protest.

  4. Everybody has an opinion, make it count. • Birmingham campaign 1963 • National attention, public outrage, Presidential outrage. • March on Washington 1963. • Mass national attention to present a list of needs of America’s blacks to support the Civil Rights Bill.

  5. Timeline • 1963 – Civil Rights Bill (CRB) introduced • February 1964 – CRB passed the House of Representatives. • June 1964 – CRB passed the Senate. • Southern Democrats begin using filibuster tactics to delay its passing. SCLC protests this and are met by violent opposition from KKK. Like Birmingham, media coverage influenced public and political opinion. • 2 July – CRB signed into law by President Johnson.

  6. Civil Rights Act 1964 • Outlawed racial discrimination in employment, public places, and accommodation. • Made it possible for the Attorney-General to act to desegregate education and protect voting rights. • Did not guarantee Black people the right to vote in local and state elections.

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