Family: Now and Before

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was known as an end to racial segregation. It was brought about by a number of things including the effects of major events mostly involving riots. State and federal legislation needed it to be passed along with many social movements that influenced its decision. It is no question that it heavily changed America for the better by turning us into a melting pot and making us see that everyone should be treated as equals. It is important to remember that this act was not only beneficial to the time in which it was enacted, but it has affected our future by sustaining society. Today we continue to fight to outlaw discrimination within our nation, and thanks to the passing of this act we are able to be strong and help support the removal of unequal protection for all citizens. The general public has always deserved to be treated with the same rights that every White American is given. This act needed to be passed in order to see the harm we were causing by segregating people. America has grown so much since the act was established, and with it by our sides everyone can be able to have the rights they all truly deserve. Without this act in effect, the impacts on our country would be dire. We needed this act in order to flourish as one nation and continue to build movements against any discrimination.

Since implementation of the civil rights act of 1964, America has become a more just and tolerant society. The Civil Rights movement is what changed people’s perspectives on society. The movement was a huge change to the world in the past, present, and even the future. It has affected our lives in so many ways..mainly positively. All around, the civil rights act will always be known for its positive impact for affecting the society by making it a more just and tolerant society.

The Civil rights act was a big movement effecting so many people in the United States: Dred Scott v. Sanford, Plessy v. Furguson, and Brown v. Board of education. In the Dred Scott v. Sanford a slave fighted for his freedom little did he know that it would effect so many people later on in life as did all of these cases. The civil rights act was such a experience for people

There were many factors to the civil rights act of 1964 from presidents to normal “civilians”. In today’s society the Civil Rights Act is allowing equal opportunities for everyone. The Civil Rights was not just an act it was a movement fought for almost twenty years. Starting in 1948 with Truman’s executive order 9981 that gave equality in the military (infoplease.com, Brunner). Then in 1054 the case of Brown versus Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, was finalized with the decision that segregation within public schools was wrong. In august of 1955 the tragedy of Emmett Till occurred, where he was brutally murdered. There are many more effects of the Civil Rights act, but these were some of the turning points.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a very helpful law for African Americans. This law changed society forever. No matter what race you were, you weren't discriminated against. This law definitely helped African Americans in the South because they were discriminated against the most. This law helped African Americans gain the right to vote. Instead of doing lots of unnecessary things like literacy tests. According to PBS,“ Literacy tests were used to keep people of color from voting.they were administered at the discretion of the officials in charge of voter registration. If the official wanted white a person to pass, he could ask the easiest question on the test. The same official might require a black person to answer every single question correctly, in an unrealistic amount of time, in order to pass. In Mississippi, voter registration of the eligible black population increased from under 7 percent in 1965 to more than 70 percent in 1967. After the Civil Rights Act was passed, African Americans could apply for jobs that they were not able to get

The civil war was a monumental moment for the United States. Whether the citizens at the time realized this or not, this event would change America forever. Firstly, and most obviously, we have come from a country that was free for white, male, christian, Americans, to a country that is equal for all people. The civil war started this movement of reinforcing the basis of the constitution that everyone is created equal. To the extent that we as a country were able to do after the country was in shambles because of the war is quite remarkable. How we were able to create the 14th amendment arguably the most important one in our constitution today, and is being tried as of right now with homosexual marriage rights. We were willing to help people get out of the destruction of the war. With acts that helped educate, feed, and shelter the poor. However not all was good. The south, unwilling to accept the changes so rapidly, took the first chance they got of taking away the liberties and rights of the African Americans, as you later see. As Frederick Douglass had put it “Civil war was not a mere strife for territory and dominion, but a contest of civilization against barbarism”.

It surely raised awareness about segregation and resulted in legislating many laws to help African Americans have freedom “under the law”. But just because they were protected under the law, that did not change how white people thought about African Americans. They still did not get treated like whites. They were just “equal under the law”. For example, in the first week of September after the Civil Right Act was legislated, two girls entered Birmingham’s West End High, nearly 300 white students marched out and bashed them because they were black (Jones 210). Their mothers were cheering them and encouraging other student to join them, and teachers were smiling at the demonstrators from the window. Even today, the unemployment rate for blacks (13.5 percent) is double that of whites (6.7 percent), about the same ratio as in 1963 (Zissou). However, this movement was a huge step for African Americans towards freedom. Unfortunately, civil rights is something that not only Americans but other people still suffer from today. It is because even though there are many laws to protect people from being segregated, that does not change how people think or treat others. Everyone has a different opinion and may believe whether those are good or not. For example, same sex marriage was legally accepted in all states in the Unites States this year, but there are many people who are out there that are against it. Religion is still

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made many things possible for individuals. It outlawed all discrimination against color, race, sex, religion. It gave people of all types the equal access to public places and required that schools be desegregated immediately and gave people the right to vote. Although it was suppose to end discrimination

The start of the Civil Rights Act was a start of something that affected our country forever. In the early 1960’s being different from the majority of citizens, wasn’t considered a good thing, and you had no control over it. The Civil Rights Act was against “discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin” (Civil Rights Act of 1964). This act is a series of protests in mainly the 60s. Citizens argued for equality. People nonviolently marched from state to state to prove they were serious about this issue. These nonviolent protests were an amazing, and safer way of expressing opinions.

The civil rights act attempted to level the playing field and in some cases it did. It required that all people live, work, and go to school together. It was the groundwork for the beginning of an African-American middle-class and basically was the first step in getting an African-American person elected president only 44 years after the Act was signed. 50 years ago there were separate drinking fountains, separate bathrooms, and separate schools. Now there isn’t.

What do individuals think of when they hear the term First Family? Normally people think of the President, his wife, and their children, but it can be much more extensive. In the book First Family by David Baldacci, Pam Dutton, sister of the First Lady, is murdered. Pam’s daughter, Willa, is kidnapped during the attack on the Dutton family. Tuck, father of the Dutton family, is badly injured in the attack. The Secret Service provides little protection to relatives to the President, so the Dutton family is an open target. Two detectives who arrive at the crime scene while the crime is taking place take upon the investigation. Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are appointed to investigate the crime under the orders of the First Lady. The title is

In this paper I am discussing the racial and prejudice issues of homosexuals. In the present day, homosexuals are being accepted in a better light than thirty years ago. Although, there are still racial slurs, non-acceptance issues, and violence that the homosexual communities are dealing with on a daily basis. In this paper I am discussing Lena. She is a lesbian trying to feel approval of the social world, and her family; by which she is trying to fit into the society. Therefore, the helper is directing Lena to take notice of

In this last chapter, the author briefly summarizes the four definitions of family and how the family has changed over time. Although every family has different definitions of family, I believe most individuals agree that the interactional approach is more accurate. The interactional approach depicts that families have a sense of collective identity that emerges through shared activity and interaction. For instance, caring and helping each other in difficult times or simply just having dinner together every night. Furthermore, a significant change in families was the late transition to adulthood. Today, young adults are more dependent on their parents than they were in the 20th century because the expansion of higher education and the competitive

Baker, M. (2001) Families, Labour and Love: Family diversity in a changing world. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen and Unwin.

”No one is ever born into Life alone. Everyone has shared the bond of family, at least at birth, and for many people it is a bond that will follow them throughout life. For many people it is the most important bond of all.”