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    Civil rights demonstrates that all people, no matter what race, religion, color or class, are equal and have equal rights. Although the civil rights time period is a subject that is not talked about much today, it was years ago when there was a lot of segregation and discrimination. There were many African Americans who made a difference in their fight for civil rights, but not many white people tried to make that same difference. Jane Addams was one of the few white people who made this effort;

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    United States of America take our rights very seriously. We fought so hard to have these rights so we are going to stand proud and exercise them. Although, many people actually do not know what falls behind these rights. Years of hard work and blood, sweat, and tears have been laid on the line for us to be free and have rights to protect us. We have civil liberties and civil rights that have been set in place for the protection of the government and its citizens. Civil liberties are what the government

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    The civil rights movement caused many great changes in the educational aspects of many minorities. Racial, gender and disability barriers were removed and provided many new opportunities for these groups. Educational benefits were no longer restricted to certain groups of people. This radical change in society had many positive benefits for all communities nationwide. The effects of the civil rights movement impacted many people's lives and gave them a better future. Between fall of 1986 and fall

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    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

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    was the push for civil rights and voting rights for African Americans and other minorities. A large factor in the civil rights movement during these decades was grassroots activist organizations. There were numerous groups that all had varying messages and aims, and they even differed with the member composition. Despite some of the differences of these grassroots organizations, they all shared one similar theme in their messages and efforts. This theme was the idea that civil rights cannot wait any

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    Civil Rights: A History The history of civil rights is no trifling topic. America has much to be proud for, but we have our fair share of flaws. For the past 60+ years, the “land of the free” has been anything but. It seems when it came to treating everyone the way you want to be treated, America was not exactly in agreement. According to Google, a civil right is “an enforceable right or privilege, which if interfered with by another gives rise to an action for injury. Examples of civil rights

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    Four days after Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination the Fair Housing Act of 1968 was put into place which outlawed the refusal to sell or rent to someone based on colour race, religion, sex or national origin. this was a result of the civil rights movement campaigning against housing discrimination in the US. Despite the historic achievement of the Fair Housing Act of 1968, segregation in relation to housing still continued in the US. From 1950 to 1980, African American's living in urban areas

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    African American man and a Uniformed Service Member were Civil Rights Act 1964, Affirmative Action Plan and the Uniformed Service Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). Each one of these laws have tried to even the playing fields for African Americans and Service members. As you read through this case, I will go in to detail of each law and relate these laws to my life experiences The Civil Right act of 1964 and 1991 The Civil Rights act of 1964 was one the most important pieces of legislation

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    Although there was significant improvement in the lives of black people through the Success of the civil rights movement by the late 1960s, there were also some failures and aspects that the civil rights movement had not achieved. These failures were social, economical, political and cultural. These failures included the fact that some laws were not upheld. Black people saw this as an injustice and inconvenience and as a failure economically. There was unemployment to

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    Opportunity was fabricated in the historic Civil Rights of 1964. This Act was an omnibus bill addressing not only discrimination in service, but also discrimination in voting, public accommodations, and scholarship as well. The regulation was forged in an atmosphere of urgency. There was developing unrest in the country emanating from the powerful and appalling racial discrimination and segregation exposed during the civil rights protests in the 1960’s. Civil rights fought was played out in the streets

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