The Civil Rights Act and the South

In 1964, the Civil Rights Act was created to address discrimination in education, employment, and voting. The law was created in the midst of civil rights protests breaking out all over the country. The act was under heavy opposition when it was first created, and hung in jeopardy of being lost when JFK was killed in november of 1963. But in 1964, the Civil rights act was finally passed. And in this act was The Equal Opportunity laws.

In his essay, “The Souls of the Black Folk” Du Bois (1903) states that “the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color-line,-the relation of the darker to lighter races of men in Asia and Africa, in America and the islands of the sea” (275). According to Appelrouth and Edles (2012: 269) “the color line is both a preexisting social and cultural structure and an internalized attitude”. In addition, they explain that the color line “addresses the historical and institutional (i.e., colonial) dimensions of race” (269).

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 contained eleven titles, or parts, that made the act complete. The first title, “Voting Rights”, made sure that there was no discrimination in literacy tests when determining voting ability. The “Public Accommodations” title said there would be no discrimination or segregation in hotels, motels, restaurants, gas stations, places that served food,

“The problem of the 20th century is the problem of the color line-the relation of the darker to the lighter races of men in Asia and Africa, in America and the islands of the sea”. As I read through the passages in our text, the most interesting topic that caught my eye right away was about W.E.B. Du Bois.  He was one of the social theorists that has remarked on the universal racial order. As mentioned in the above passage, Du Bois did not only talk about racism in the United States, but world-wide.

The Civil Rights Act was an act that influenced strongly by the March on Washington. The Civil Rights Act was signed by Lyndon B. Johnson right after John F. Kennedy died in Dallas, TX. The Civil Rights Act was signed on July 2, 1964 and was intended to end segregation that was in the South like in stores, barber shops, restaurants, and other places that were segregated. The Civil Rights Act was later expanded to bring disabled Americans, the elderly and women in collegiate athletics under its umbrella. The Act was an inspiration for two other Acts: the Voting Rights Act and the Fair Housing Act of 1965. A group most supportive of the acts was the NAACP, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Do you feel that there is equality in North Carolina? If you say yes, this is partially due to the Greensboro Sit Ins and the Civil Rights Movement. Many in North Carolina were impacted by the audacity of what started as some students and the black community members who protested for equality of races even right here in North Carolina, where we call home. “Despite advances in the fight for racial equality (including the landmark 1954 Supreme Court verdict in Brown v. Board of Education and the Montgomery Bus Boycott), segregation was still the norm across the southern United States in 1960.” Depending on whose perspective is looked at, some may still feel segregation is the norm in some cases. These racial segregations have been an issue longer than one can imagine, but from these certain events, life has improved and has become a lot easier for everyone in that case. We no longer have to worry about where we sit or who we can or cannot serve or who we can or cannot talk to.

In the Souls Of Black Folk , Du Bois starts his collection by stating that “the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color line.” (p. 34 Forethought Du. Bois) Du Bois’s conception of the “problem of the color line” is an apt diagnosis for the problems about racialized identities of his time and is still applicable for the Twenty-first century. Du Bois’s “problem of the color line” can be seen operating in the dominant media coverage of recent events of excessive police brutality directed toward African Americans. “The problem of the color line” is still evident in the 21st century with institutionalized racism and discrimination which continue to oppress people of color.

The civil rights act of 1964 ended segregation in the Deep South,within public places. It granted African Americans the same privileges as the whites. The act of 64 was one of the biggest accomplishments that has ever been passed. It passed through the White House signed by President Lyndon Johnson on July 2nd of 1964 giving African Americans rights to freedom. The bill was signed by president Lyndon Johnson, but president Kennedy was the original “founder” of the bill which was written in 1962 before his assassination.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is considered by some to be one of the most important laws in American history. (The Most Important Cases, Speeches, Laws & Documents in American History) This Act was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 2, 1964 and it is a “comprehensive federal statute aimed at reducing discrimination in public accommodations and employment situations.” (Feuerbach Twomey, 2010) Specifically, it aimed at prohibiting “discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), and religion.” (Civil Rights Act of 1964, 2010) Additionally, it also

The Title V11 of the 1964 Civil Rights Act states that no one can be discriminated on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Also, it requires access to public places and employment, as well as enforced desegregation of schools and the right to vote. Although this act did not end discrimination it started an epidemic for our nation’s future. This act was first proposed by President John F. Kennedy

The idea of subjecting and removing Black American men out of the Black household started during slavery. In 1950 and 1980 Blacks were marrying at the same rate that they were being imprisoned, after 1990 during the height of mandatory minimum sentencing laws there is a split in the number of Black marriages and Black men in prison (see appendix)(Marriage).

The Civil Rights Act was broken into seven sections. The seven sections consisted of the right to vote, discrimination among public accommodations, “desegregation of public facilities” (CR), integration of public education, “commission of Civil Rights” (CR), nondiscrimination regarding federally assisted programs, and equal employment opportunities. All seven sections worked together to reach the common goal of equality. Negroes were no longer able to be shunned by white folk. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 leveled the playing field, and began paving the long road to

What exactly is the Civil Rights Act? The civil rights act of 1964 is one of the greatest Bills that has ever been passed. This Bill prohibits discrimination based on race, color, sex, age, religion, or national origin. The civil rights act was amended from being to protecting only the rights of African Americans, to protecting the rights of all peoples in the United States. President Lyndon B. Johnson was the president to pass the Civil Rights act and make it illegal to discriminate based on anything. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 abolished the Jim Crow laws, and made it illegal to discriminate in public facilities, in the Government, and in employment. There have been in total eight “Civil Rights Acts” passed by congress and each is added

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a document enacted by President Lyndon B. Johnson. It looks to finish the race segregation in United States and create a more democratic country. It gives the African Americans the same rights

Our country is built upon the ideology of democracy through the freedom to vote and have a say, liberty and justice for all. We foster the belief that “all men are created equal” and because of these beliefs American people on a whole want and expect equal treatment. In the textbook Patterson, uses the term civil rights. Civil rights are terms “that refers to the right of every person to have equal protection under the laws and equal access to society’s opportunities and public facilities” (Patterson, 2015, p. 141). Civil liberties, are about specific individuals or group rights and being treated equally by the government or private institutions under the law. However, the ideology of these right is not always felt by all races in practice and this has led to specific groups pursuing and securing and equality. The subject of voting has been important because the American culture is built around it and it is a civil right and it is every constituent’s right to exercise their civil liberties of which voting is a part of.