Civil Rights 1960s/1970s
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- Civil Rights 1960s/1970s
- Civil Rights Act 1964
- This banned discrimination in public places.
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Banned employment discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex or national origin.
- This banned discrimination in public places.
- Voting Rights Act 1965
- Made voting procedures fair and no one entitled to vote would be refused.
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Made voting procedures fair and no one entitled to vote would be refused.
- Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
- Organised 'freedom rides' in early 1960s
- Tested the South by sitting in white-only areas on public transport.
- This was met by arrest, sometimes murder.
- Interstate Commerce Commission decided that bus terminals should be desegregated
- This was met by arrest, sometimes murder.
- Tested the South by sitting in white-only areas on public transport.
- Organised 'freedom rides' in early 1960s
- Mass Marches
- There were countless mass marches and protests on segregation
- Many were led by Martin Luther King Jr.
- A leading figure in the Civil Rights movement
- Made the "I Have A Dream" speech in 1963.
- Many were led by Martin Luther King Jr.
- Many were organised by the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
- There were countless mass marches and protests on segregation
- Violence
- Many AA were impatient and turned to militant groups.
- Black Panther Party
- The assassination of MLK led to widespread unrest and violence across the US.
- Many AA were impatient and turned to militant groups.
- Civil Rights Act 1964
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