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    their significance during the 1960s. Medicare‚ Medicaid‚ The War on Poverty‚ The Apollo Program‚ The Department of Housing and Urban Development‚ The Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ Tax Cuts for Economic Growth‚ Job Corps; National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities; National School Lunch Act; Wilderness Act; Food Stamp Act of 1964; The Voting Rights Act of 1965‚ The Immigration Act of 1965; the Rolling Stones; the Beatles; Flower Children; Abbie Hoffman and the Chicago Seven; Kent State killings

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    actions congress enacted the “Civil Rights Act of 1964”‚ which made it illegal for motels‚ hotels to discriminate guests based on their race. The heart of Atlanta motel brought action to declare the “Civil Right Act of 1964” was unconstitutional. The United States Supreme Court held its judgment that congress and the “Civil Right Act of 1964” was constitutional. This case was important to United States moving forward into the civil rights movement of 1964 as we will look into why this case was so important

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    highlighted during the civil rights movement. There were significant factors that contributed to the growing momentum of the civil rights movement in the 1960’s‚ which highlighted the significance of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ which required equal access to public places and outlawed discrimination in employment‚ was a major victory of the black freedom struggle‚ but the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was its crowning achievement. The 1965 Voting

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    Amy Stirling Russia Essay - High Grade C ‚ nearly B - use for revision There was more change than continuity in the ways in which Russia was ruled in the period 1855 to 1964? To what extent do you agree with this view? While in theory ‚ the manner in which Russia was ruled undertook a considerable overhaul following the 1917 revolution . In reality the Country was governed with the Tsar and general security remaining as the ultimate authority with no real development occurring. Methods of oppression

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    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was one of the most extreme controversies in American history. It was an extremely important step to equality for many American citizens. The bill was passed on July 2‚ 1964 and was signed into law by President Johnson. In 1963‚ the Civil Rights Act was first written‚ before President Kennedy’s assassination. Before the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ the civil rights movement had lasted for centuries long. There had been countless

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    “There are four traditions whose identification provides an alternative to the competing monistic definitions that have been a geographer’s lot” (Pattison 1964). “The following discussion treats the traditions in this order: (1) a spatial tradition‚ (2) an area studies tradition‚ (3) a man-land tradition and (4) an earth science tradition” (Pattison 1964). Pattison is exploring all the categories of geography and he is explaining how these different traditions can uncover the meanings of different

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    books say that the United States war in Vietnam began in 1964‚ after Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. However‚ it’s no secret that the United States had been very involved in the region for at least a decade before. By the time JFK was assassinated in 1963‚ the United States had 16‚000 military troops in Vietnam. Today we’re going to try to answer the question: Was the U.S. planning to go to war in Vietnam before August 1964? Document A 1. According to this document‚ what

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    Crow laws and the near century second class treatment of African-American citizens. This resulted in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 authorizing the federal government to enforce desegregation of public accommodations and outlawing discrimination in publicly owned facilities. This also led to Martin Luther King receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for 1964. King’s struggle continued throughout the 1960s. Often‚ it seemed as though the pattern of progress was two steps forward and one step

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    Act of 1964 Tax Cuts for Economic Growth Job Corps National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities National School Lunch Act of 1946 Wilderness Act of 1964 Food Stamp Act of 1964 The Voting Rights Act of 1965 The Immigration Act of 1965 The Rolling Stones The Beatles Flower Children Abbie Hoffman and the Chicago Seven Kent State killings Event Identify Significance Reference The Civil Rights Acts of 1964 Title VI‚ 42 U.S.C. 2000d was enacted as part of the landmark Civil Rights Acts 1964. It prohibits

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    Bibliography on Sex Discrimination and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title VII Developments in the Law: Employment Discrimination and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Harvard Law Review ‚ Vol. 84‚ No. 5 (Mar.‚ 1971)‚ pp. 1109-1316 This booked is written by Harvard Law. The Review discuss what the Civil Rights Act of 1964 entails and discuss and why Title VII was a big development. A development to Civil Rights Act of 1964. They used cases to develop the Title VII. They used both

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