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Successes of the Civil Rights Movement

 

Lecture Notes:

 

Civil Rights Act of 1964:

• Banned _______________ in employment and ______________________________.

• Increased federal power to protect ___________________.

• Attempted to _______ up school _____________________.

• Established the ____________________________________________ (to ensure fair treatment in ________________________)

 

            Questions:

                        What problem(s) was this law aimed at solving?

 

 

                        Did a specific event (protest) lead to this law? If so, which one(s)?

 

 

 

Voting Rights Act of 1965:

• Ended ___________ tests.

• Enabled ____________ employees to help ______________ voters.

 

            Questions:

                        What problem(s) was this law aimed at solving?

 

 

                        Did a specific event (protest) lead to this law? If so, which one(s)?

 

 

 

Civil Rights Act of 1968:

• Prevented ______________ in the sale or rental of most __________

• Strengthened _______________ laws

• Made it a ___________ to harm _________________________.

 

            Questions:

                        What problem(s) was this law aimed at solving?

 

 

                        Did a specific event (protest) lead to this law? If so, which one(s)?

 

 

 

Additional Changes:

• Increase in ___________ representation

• Legal desegregation in all _________ facilities

• Decrease in ___________ levels (56% in 1959 to 22.7% in 1999)

• Increase in _________ education (3.3% in 1959 to 15.4% in 1999)

• Affirmative Action (________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________)

 

 

 

Questions:

How did these successes attempt to solve the problems of de facto segregation?

 

 

 

 

 

 

How did these successes attempt to solve the problems of de jure segregation?