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What did Martin Luther King say about “ laws ” ? |
he said it may not change the heart, but they can restrain the heartless |
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What two major reasons account for no meaningful civil rights legislation between 1870 & 1950? |
White population was generally unaware of or little concerned with the plight of African Americans, Native Americans, or other non-whites in this countries King w |
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How long was the civil rights act of 1964 debated and what had to happen before the Senate finally voted on it? |
83 days & only after the Senate had invoked cloture to kill a filibuster |
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What does the Open Housing act do? |
It forbids anyone to refuse to sell or rent a dwelling to any person on grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or disability |
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What did the governmental policy of Affirmative Action require of employees? |
Take positive steps to remedy the effects of past discriminations |
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In what year did the Federal government demand the adoption of affirmative active programs? |
1965 |
