How Did The Civil Rights Act Of 1964
The Civil Rights Act was proposed in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy and was passed in 1964 by his successor, President Lyndon B. Johnson. Before the law was passed, discrimination and mistreatment ran rampant throughout the country, especially in the South. However, the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing made mistreatment clear in the eyes of many Americans and they wanted a change. Thus, the proposal and ratification of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 helped to end segregation and forward the civil rights of people around the country.
On September 15th, 1963 at 10:22 a.m, the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama was bombed just moments after a threat was phoned into the church. There were 21 blacks inside of the church that …show more content…
Civil rights leaders urged their followers to stay peaceful, but to no avail. Riots and altercations broke out across the many parts of the south between demonstrators and police to the point where some protestors decided to firebomb white-run businesses. Riots eventually hit their high point and during one, two black teenagers were killed, Virgil Ware, 13, and Johnny Robinson, 16; This further angered blacks. In response to all of the commotion, former president John F. Kennedy announced on live TV that he would introduce and press for the passage of what would eventually become the Civil Rights Act of 1964 …show more content…
Minority groups, women, people from other countries and more were elated to hear about and reap the benefits of the law. The main point of the Civil Rights Act was to end segregation in public places and it did just that (Clarkin). The Act banned any segregation in any public place no matter one's races, sex, religion or place of origin. Theaters, parks, restaurants, hotels and more would become accessible to anyone, no matter who they were (“Civil Rights Act of 1964”). The Act also banned discrimination in other aspects of life such as public school enrollment, employment, and voting. Finally, on top of being vital in the Civil Rights Movement, it paved the way for many other impactful acts to be passed like, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Fair Housing Act
On September 15th, 1963 at 10:22 a.m, the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama was bombed just moments after a threat was phoned into the church. There were 21 blacks inside of the church that …show more content…
Civil rights leaders urged their followers to stay peaceful, but to no avail. Riots and altercations broke out across the many parts of the south between demonstrators and police to the point where some protestors decided to firebomb white-run businesses. Riots eventually hit their high point and during one, two black teenagers were killed, Virgil Ware, 13, and Johnny Robinson, 16; This further angered blacks. In response to all of the commotion, former president John F. Kennedy announced on live TV that he would introduce and press for the passage of what would eventually become the Civil Rights Act of 1964 …show more content…
Minority groups, women, people from other countries and more were elated to hear about and reap the benefits of the law. The main point of the Civil Rights Act was to end segregation in public places and it did just that (Clarkin). The Act banned any segregation in any public place no matter one's races, sex, religion or place of origin. Theaters, parks, restaurants, hotels and more would become accessible to anyone, no matter who they were (“Civil Rights Act of 1964”). The Act also banned discrimination in other aspects of life such as public school enrollment, employment, and voting. Finally, on top of being vital in the Civil Rights Movement, it paved the way for many other impactful acts to be passed like, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Fair Housing Act