1964

down on from their white allies. But on Sunday, March 8th, 1964, when Senator Hubert Humphrey appeared on the NBC news program Meet the Press to discuss the civil rights bill, many African Americans had hope that something was about to change. Since 1937, several Southern senators had prevented eleven civil rights bills from coming up for a vote in the Senate. But now, the civil rights bill had been approved by the House of Representatives and was sent to the Senate to be debated. For four months, February to June of 1964 legislators who supported of H.R. 7152 (final House vote on the Civil Rights Act 1964) tried to persuade more than sixty-seven senators to vote for cloture. This would be the first…

Title VII of 1964 Civil Rights Act According to The American Association of University Women, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 safeguards individuals against employment discrimination on the grounds of race and color, as well as national origin, sex, and religion. Title VII pertains to employers with fifteen or more employees, including state and local governments. It additionally pertains to employment organizations and to labor establishments, as well as to the federal government.…

The assessment in which I completed was on Billy Ray Tuff. Bill Ray Tuff a 23 year old white male was recently caught under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Tuff was apprehended and found with a large sum of money and substance believed to be heroin on his person. During the trial, he plead not guilty even after video footage was shown to the presiding judge. Tuff was charged with a DUI, Reckless Driving, Resisting Arrest, Assault, Violation of Open Container Law, Distribution and…

Caldwell v. Linker, 901 F. Supp. 1010 - Dist. Court, MD North Carolina 1995 Facts: In 1991, Sharon Caldwell was issued a one-year contract between the dates of July 1, 1992 until June 30, 1993 for the position as instructor-Program Developer that was in the continuing education division at Randolph Community College (RCC). Soon after starting her position, she informed her supervisors of harassment against her while at work that involved the vice-president of Randolph Community. In July of…

When you think about how far as a country we have come you would be amazed. In the 1960s the Americans only knew the potential of the equal protection of the laws so that is what they followed (National Archives). Not knowing that the congress would soon come up with an act that would provide even more opportunities for America. In 1964 the Congress passed an Act called the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which states there is not to be any separation on the grounds of race, religion, or national…

When it comes to history, there are a lot events that occurred and the one that I would like to learn more about is the civil rights act movement of 1964 which concentrated on the desegregation of people of color, the rights to vote and just wanting to be treated fairly. There were different methods used to attain freedom in that some were peaceful and that include; bus rides, sit ins and others disagreed with the peaceful methods such as Malcom X thought peace will not force any change. This is…

Who was Alfred Wegener? Alfred Wegener was born in Berlin, Germany on November 1, 1880. He was a meteorologist (a person who studies the atmosphere and its weather (Meteorology, n.d.)) and geologist (a person who studies about the Earth’s history through rocks, layers of soil, etc. (Geology, n.d.)). In the early twentieth century, Wegener championed the continental drift theory. In 1904, he attended University of Berlin, where is he studied natural sciences also, received his doctorate in…

the Civil Rights Act of 1964, along with the accompanying Voting Rights Act of 1965, which prohibited discrimination in voting, and public facilities such as hotels and restaurants. Alongside their partnering creation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to enforce the ban on discrimination by sex, religion, and race in hiring, promoting, and firing in the workplace are the most significant events that have shaped America into the nation, it is today. Reasons, why they are such…

Nicholas, I enjoyed reading your thread. I picked your thread because while it was the same exercise, you went the other way as I did. I thought the judge should dismiss the case and you felt as if the judge should side with Lia Lee. I do see where you are coming from. If the law is broken, then that is that, and the law needs to be upheld. People need to follow the law, and if they break it, then they should pay. The Civil Rights Acts of 1964 does protect things including…

The year is 1964 and what seemed to be like any other normal day in southern Alaska turned out to be anything but. March 24th marked a turning point that would affect many lives in Alaska as well as the lives of those along the coasts of Hawaii and Oregon. It impacted society physically and economically far beyond what anyone could have ever imagined. This day also shed light and created new practices as well as new methods of anticipating future earthquakes. The Earthquake of 1964…