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    comparison and contrast of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 to that of 1964 “The passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 represented precisely such a hope - that America had learned from its past and acted to secure a better tomorrow” (Aberjhani‚ “Aberjhani Quotes‚” brainyquotes.com). This quote by Aberjhani‚ né Jeffery J. Lloyd‚ expressively sums up how the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 altered the American thought process in regards to the African American. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited

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    The Civil Rights Movement of the 20th century was a transformative period in history of America. Through methods of nonviolent protest‚ leaders like Martin Luther King‚ Jr. worked to challenge the segregation and discrimination facing African Americans. Through the success of the Civil Rights Movement‚ victories and advances in political‚ social‚ and economic equality have been made for not only African Americans‚ but also women‚ Asian Americans‚ and other minority groups in American society.

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    Civil Rights Amendment The 13th amendment means to except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted‚ shall exist within the United States. No one should be imprisoned like slavery unless they committed a crime. It got rid of slavery. The 13th amendment is important because slavery is not ok.Slavery is when people is own as there property.The 13th Amendment to the Constitution declared that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude‚ except as a punishment for

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    5. What contribution did Thurgood Marshall‚ Rosa Parks‚ Martin Luther King Jr.‚ SNCC‚ CORE and the SCLC make to civil rights? The contribution that Thurgood Marshall made on civil rights was a significant one. Marshall First was a legal counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People also known as the NAACP. He directed the lawsuit that demolished the legal foundations of the Jim Crow segregation. As well as this‚ Marshall as an associate justice of the Supreme Court and

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    The Civil Rights Act Have you ever wondered about the U.S. history? Even if you didn’t‚ you might have heard of the civil rights movement. A few brave leaders risked their lives to fight for having an equal right. The civil rights movement was from 1995 to 1968. The civil rights movement was a very social‚ legal‚ and political act that the blacks encountered with a lot of effort and determination. With the help of brave leaders‚ African Americans were finally able to have same rights and equal treatment

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    The US Civil Rights Movement (1 – 19 ) ‚ played a pivotal- role in influencing Aboriginal Activism in Australia’s past‚ the media had raised awareness on the inequalities predominantly faced by African Americans informed Indigenous Australians vouching for change in their society. Many successful forms of protest and events in the US Civil Rights movement served as the foundation upon which many similar strategies were employed by Aboriginal Activists.. The aforementioned notion allows

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    Social Movement like Civil Rights‚ the second wave Women’s movement‚ and the New Left have created a rhetoric for social change in the 1960’s and early 1970’s. Although these movement had massive followings‚ they were cut short both internal and external forces causing much of their work to unfinished. Weather it is assassination or internal division each of the se movement attempt to enact social change during the time‚ but many of the problems they faces during the 60’s and early 70’s are still

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    colored people is a part of American history During this time inequality was an issue for colored people.” Despite the Civil Rights gains of 1960s‚ racial discrimination and repression remain a factor in American life to this day.” (Stonaker‚ Shepard “Segregation”). The segregation depicts how colored people were separated from white people because of their differences. The Civil Rights movement consisted of peaceful and violent acts of protest‚ boycotts‚ and the implementation of Jim Crow Laws. Segregation

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    The 1964 Civil Rights Act was an incredibly large accomplishment for the Civil Rights movement; this act improved the quality of life for African Americans and other minority groups across the country. The Civil Rights Act terminated segregation in public places and eliminated discrimination on the basis of race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex or national origin. It also gave minorities what many people believe is the most powerful right‚ the right to vote .The civil rights act set up a future filled with

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    Americans? INTRODUCTION “When the definitive history of the American civil rights movement is eventually written‚ one of the central themes will be that Martin Luther King‚ Jr. ranks among the greatest political strategists of all time.’’ This is the viewpoint of James A.Colaiaco and he argues that Martin Luther King played the most significant role in the struggle for civil rights and was ‘the most important leader’ of the civil rights movement. This is the argument shared by Great Man historians regarding

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